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It depends on your definition of “high” lakes. I know Barclay Lake usually melts out late april. Theres some other sub 2500′ lakes that most people consider alpine lakes like Lipsy Lake and Trout Lake. That said a true high lake is above 2500′ on the west side. So really you have to wait until may or june.
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Greetings from California. For those of you who don’t mind traveling a bit, the winter was extremely mild in California and especially the Sierra Nevada, resulting in the earliest thaw since 1988. High lakes that normally do not open up until late June were open in early to mid May and I’ve exploited this with the most early trips I’ve done in a good 15 years. An enormous number of lakes are open right now compared to the usual this time of year. I certainly know the cabin fever feeling of waiting for that long delayed thaw, looking at topos and daydreaming while sipping on an IPA… Here in Central California (moved to Fresno 2 years ago) the high country itch gets further aggravated as temps rise toward the 100F range. Anyhow, if many of you are getting impatient, there are plenty of lakes in the Sierras to go around.
Cheers,
John
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