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
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 west 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. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.00129° or 38° 0′ 5″ northLongitude
-119.29231° or 119° 17′ 32″ westElevation
10,102 feet (3,079 metres)Open location code
85C22P25+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 32879686OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
5356174Wikidata ID
Q123477774
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