Lake Italy

Lake Italy is a lake in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The lake is accessible via trail over Italy Pass or as an offshoot of the John Muir Trail.^[2] It was named by the USGS because its shape is similar to that of Italy.^[1]

Lake Italy
Lake Italy viewed from near Bear Creek Spire with Mount Hilgard to right.
Lake Italy Show map of California Lake Italy Show map of the United States
Location	John Muir Wilderness, Fresno County, California, United States
Coordinates	37.3584°N 118.8085°W / 37.3584; -118.8085
Surface elevation	11,207 ft (3,416 m)[1]

References

1. Peter Browning (2011). Sierra Nevada Place Names: From Abbot to Zumwalt. Great West Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-944220-23-8.
2. Don Lowe; Roberta Lowe (March 2001). The John Muir Trail. Caxton Press. pp. 32–36. ISBN 978-0-87004-413-7.