Pine Mountain Lake, California
| Pine Mountain Lake | |
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| census-designated place | |
View across a calm Pine Mountain Lake toward the Dunn Court area
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 Pine Mountain Lake
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| Coordinates: 37°51′36″N 120°11′04″W / 37.86000°N 120.18444°WCoordinates: 37°51′36″N 120°11′04″W / 37.86000°N 120.18444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Tuolumne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.252 sq mi (49.864 km2) |
| • Land | 18.972 sq mi (49.137 km2) |
| • Water | 0.280 sq mi (0.726 km2) 1.46% |
| Elevation | 2,795 ft (852 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,796 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (56/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP Code | 95321 |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583115 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Mountain Lake, California | |
Pine Mountain Lake (PML) is a private gated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California. It is located 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north and east of Groveland. Pine Mountain Lake sits at an elevation of 2,795 feet (852 m). The 2010 United States census reported Pine Mountain Lake's population was 2,796.
The ZIP Code is 95321. The community is inside area code 209.
The "Gateway to Yosemite", PML is an all-seasons vacation and retirement community. PML includes a private 202-acre (0.82 km2) lake with 6 miles (9.7 km) of shoreline. The community also hosts an 18-hole championship golf course, golf shop, lake lodge, tennis, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, fishing, an airport, and close proximity to local shopping, medical, and government services. PML is 26 miles (42 km) west of Yosemite National Park on highway 120. It gets a light dusting of snow in the winter, warm summer days, a green spring, and colorful fall.
The lake is spring fed and is also fed by the Big Creek. It has 210 acres (0.8 km2) of water and 6 miles (10 km) of shoreline. It affords water skiing, sailing, swimming and fishing. It has three sandy swim beaches a boat launch marina and a fisherman's park. Pine Mountain Lake Association stocks the lake with trout. The lake is surrounded by pines and manzanitas, and most homes cannot be seen from the lake, preserving its wilderness feeling.
The Pine Mountain Lake subdivision was developed by Boise Cascade in the late 1960s with about 3,600 homesites averaging about one third to one half of an acre each. PML offers an equestrian center, tennis, a PGA rated golf course with a full-time golf pro, a "country club," and full-time mobile security patrol. The lake is about 2,546 feet (776 m) feet above mean sea level. The highest points in the community are about 3,100 feet (940 m) AMSL. Altitudes range from about 2,600 to 3,100 ft (940 m). Temperatures range from the 20–30 °F in winter to 80–90 °F in the summer.
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