Williams Lake (New Mexico)

Williams Lake is an alpine lake in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, located high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains below Wheeler Peak in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness of Carson National Forest. The lake is accessible via the Williams Lake Trail from the trailhead in Taos Ski Valley.^[1] The lake does not contain fish because it freezes during the winter. ^[2]

Williams Lake
Williams Lake in July 2024.
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Location	Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates	36.556222°N 105.429437°W / 36.556222; -105.429437
Type	Glacial
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	0.10 mi (0.16 km)
Max. width	0.07 mi (0.11 km)
Surface elevation	11,040 ft (3,360 m)

The name of the lake is in reference to William Frazer, a gold miner who staked claims in the area and co-founded the mining camp of Twining during the late 1800s.^{[citation needed]}

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  Williams Lake from Wheeler Peak

References

1. "Williams Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
2. "Williams Lake Trail (#62)". United States Forest Service - USDA.