Squaw Lake (California)

Squaw Lake

View from the south-west (June 30, 2009)
Location John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Fresno County, California, United States
Coordinates 37°28′36.78″N 118°55′22.44″W / 37.4768833°N 118.9229000°W / 37.4768833; -118.9229000Coordinates: 37°28′36.78″N 118°55′22.44″W / 37.4768833°N 118.9229000°W / 37.4768833; -118.9229000[1]
Basin countries United States
Surface elevation 10,315 ft (3,144 m)[1]

Squaw Lake is a small lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, near the John Muir Trail in John Muir Wilderness. It is located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west-northwest of Mount Izack Walton and 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison. at an altitude of 10,315 feet (3,144 m).[1] The outflow of Squaw Lake becomes Fish Creek, which eventually joins the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Squaw Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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