Lake Helen

Lake Helen is a lake in Mono County, California and has an elevation of 10,102 feet. Lake Helen is situated nearby to the hamlet Lundy, as well as near Virginia Lakes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Peak and Excelsior Mountain.

North Peak

Peak

Photo: Adorabutton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Peak is an alpine peak just north of Mount Conness in the Sierra Nevada. The summit is to the west of the Hall Natural Area and on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. North Peak is situated 2 miles southwest of Lake Helen.

Excelsior Mountain

Peak

Excelsior Mountain is the 21st-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park, on the northeastern border of Yosemite. It is the next high peak, north of Mount Conness. Excelsior Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Lake Helen.

Mount Scowden

Peak

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Mount Scowden is an 11,182-foot-elevation summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The mountain is set less than three miles east of the Sierra crest, within the Hoover Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. Mount Scowden is situated 2 miles east of Lake Helen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lundy and Bennettville.

Lundy

Hamlet

Lundy is a defunct community in Mono County, California, United States, located on Mill Creek in Lundy Canyon near the western end of Lundy Lake. It is situated at an elevation of 7858 feet. Lundy is situated 3½ miles northeast of Lake Helen.

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. Bennettville is situated 4½ miles south of Lake Helen.

Lake Helen

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in the Sierra Nevada of California
Category: lake
Location: Mono County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.00129° or 38° 0′ 5″ north

Longitude

-119.29231° or 119° 17′ 32″ west

Elevation

10,102 feet (3,079 metres)

Open location code

85C22P25+G3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32879686

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5356174

Wikidata ID

Q123477774

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