Minaret Lake
| Minaret Lake | |
|---|---|
 with The Minarets behind | |
  Minaret Lake | |
| Location | Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Madera County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°39′35″N 119°09′29″W / 37.65972°N 119.15806°WCoordinates: 37°39′35″N 119°09′29″W / 37.65972°N 119.15806°W |
| Primary outflows | Minaret Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 9,800 feet (3,000 m)[1] |
| References | [1] |
Minaret Lake is a lake in the Ritter Range, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada, in California. It is located in extreme northeastern Madera County, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.
Minaret Lake is notable for being on the Sierra High Route.[2]
It is near the fatal 2007 airplane crash site of Steve Fossett (Fossett's plane crashed north of the lake, near the Minaret Mine).[3]
See also[]
- List of lakes in California
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minaret Lake
- ^ Roper, Steve (1997). Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country. Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-506-9.
- ^ Fagan, Kevin (October 3, 2008). "Plane wreckage Fossett's - bone fragment found". San Francisco Chronicle.
Categories:
- Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Lakes of Madera County, California
- Inyo National Forest
- Lakes of California
- Lakes of Northern California