Lake of the Lone Indian

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.

Lake of the Lone Indian
Lake of the Lone Indian
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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]

The lake was named in 1902 because the mountain above the lake appears to have a face of a Native American.^[2]

See also

• List of lakes in California

References

1. "Lake of the Lone Indian". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Gudde, Erwin Gustav (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 182.