Nelson Lake
Nelson Lake is a lake in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 9,636 feet.
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Nelson Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake of Yosemite National Park, in California
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.80976° or 37° 48′ 35″ north
Longitude
-119.37696° or 119° 22′ 37″ west
Elevation
9,636 feet (2,937 metres)
Open location code
8592RJ5F+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Nelson Lake” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره نيلسون (امريكا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره نيلسون”
- French: “lac Nelson”
- French: “Lac Nelson”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Choo-Choo Mountain and Reymann Lake.
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