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 | |
|---|---|
 with The Minarets behind | |
  Minaret Lake  Minaret Lake | |
| Location | Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Madera County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°39′35″N 119°09′29″W / 37.65972°N 119.15806°W |
| Primary outflows | Minaret Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 9,800 feet (3,000 m)[1] |
| References | [1] |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minaret Lake
- ^ Roper, Steve (1997). Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country. Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-506-9.
- ^ Fagan, Kevin (October 3, 2008). "Plane wreckage Fossett's - bone fragment found". San Francisco Chronicle.