Lake of the Lone Indian
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Lake of the Lone Indian is a small lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, near the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail in John Muir Wilderness.[1] The outflow of Lake of the Lone Indian becomes Fish Creek, which eventually joins the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River.
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Location | John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Fresno County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°28′32″N 118°56′14″W |
Type | Natural freshwater lake |
Primary outflows | An intermittent stream that in about a mile or so becomes Fish Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 1,365 ft (416 m) |
Max. width | 780 ft (240 m) |
Surface elevation | 10,259 ft (3,127 m)[1] |
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The lake was named in 1902 because the mountain above the lake appears to have a face of a Native American.[2]