Bench Lake

Bench Lake is a lake in Inyo County, Desert, California and has an elevation of 10,886 feet. Bench Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Seven Pines.

Places of Interest

Highlights include University Peak and Kearsarge Pass.

University Peak

Peak

Photo: Mel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

University Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. It is named for the University of California. It is on the Sierra crest between Mount Gould to the north, and Mount Bradley to the south.

Kearsarge Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0.

Kearsarge Pass is a pass in the Sierra Nevada of California. The pass lies on the Sierra Crest at 11,709 feet. The pass permits foot traffic between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.

Mount Gould

Peak

Photo: Justin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mount Gould is a thirteener on the Sierra crest, just north of the Kearsarge Pass.

Bench Lake

Type: Lake
Description: lake in the Sierra Nevada of California
Category: body of water
Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.76256° or 36° 45′ 45″ north

Longitude

-118.36227° or 118° 21′ 44″ west

Elevation

10,886 feet (3,318 metres)

Open location code

8583QJ7Q+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 304150879

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

5327537

Wikidata ID

Q123584871

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Satellite Map

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