Granite Lakes

Granite Lakes is a lake in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 10,427 feet. Granite Lakes is situated nearby to the hamlet Bennettville, as well as near the locality Moraine Flat.

Type: Lake
Description: lakes of Yosemite National Park, in California
Also known as: “Gaylor Lakes” and “Lower Granite Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gaylor Peak and Great Sierra Mine.

Gaylor Peak

Peak

Gaylor Peak is an 11,004-foot mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. The peak is positioned on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Inyo National Forest, and it also lies on the border between Mono County and Tuolumne County.

Great Sierra Mine

Mine

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Great Sierra Mine Historic Site, also known as Dana Village, preserves the site of the largest mining operation in what would later become Yosemite National Park in California.

Tioga Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Ottofunk9, CC BY 2.5.

Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bennettville.

Bennettville

Hamlet

Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bennettville is a former settlement and ghost town in Mono County, California, United States. It was located on Mine Creek, 4 mi east-southeast of Mount Conness.

Granite Lakes

Categories: group of lakes and body of water
Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.92163° or 37° 55′ 18″ north

Longitude

-119.2762° or 119° 16′ 34″ west

Elevation

10,427 feet (3,178 metres)

Open location code

8592WPCF+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29708820

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

5353573

Wikidata ID

Q27699367

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Satellite Map

Discover Granite Lakes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Granite Lakes” goes by many names.

French: “lacs Granite”
French: “Lacs Granite”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Moraine Flat and Tuolumne Meadows.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Gaylor Lake and Middle Gaylor Lake.

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