Elizabeth Lake (Yosemite National Park)

Elizabeth Lake is a lake, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park, California. It was named for a geologist's niece, one Elizabeth Crow Simmons.^[1] The lake is at the base of Unicorn Peak, and is also near Johnson Peak.^[2][3]

Elizabeth Lake
Elizabeth Lake
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Location	Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California
Coordinates	37.8453°N 119.3697°W / 37.8453; -119.3697
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	2,900 m (9,500 ft)

The lake is in Tuolumne County, California.^[4]

The hike

To hike to Elizabeth Lake is 4.6 miles (7.4 km), of perhaps two the three hours.^[1] One gains perhaps 850 feet (260 m).^[5] As with all sights in Tuolumne, hiking the trail depends on season, usually May until October.^[1]

For the hike, bug spray and sun tan lotion should be used.^[6]

See also

General links

• List of lakes in California

Tuolumne Meadows links

• Budd Lake (California), fairly near Budd Lake
• Cathedral Peak, a mountain fairly near Budd Lake
• Cockscomb, another mountain fairly near Budd Lake
• Echo Peaks, mountains near Budd Lake
• Matthes Crest, a mountain which is near Budd Lake
• Unicorn Peak, a peak near Elizabeth Lake