Minaret Lake
with The Minarets behind
Location of Minaret Lake in California, USA.
Location of Minaret Lake in California, USA.
Minaret Lake
Location of Minaret Lake in California, USA.
Location of Minaret Lake in California, USA.
Minaret Lake
LocationAnsel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Madera County, California, United States
Coordinates37°39′35″N 119°09′29″W / 37.65972°N 119.15806°W / 37.65972; -119.15806
Primary outflowsMinaret Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation9,800 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 on Volcanic Ridge).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minaret Lake
  2. ^ Roper, Steve (1997). Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country. Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-506-9.
  3. ^ Fagan, Kevin (October 3, 2008). "Plane wreckage Fossett's - bone fragment found". San Francisco Chronicle.
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