Nelson Lake
Nelson Lake is a lake in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 9,636 feet.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafferty Peak and Boothe Lake.
Rafferty Peak
Peak
Rafferty Peak is an 11,110-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Yosemite National Park, in California, United States. It is situated on the common border shared by Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties.
Boothe Lake
Lake
Boothe Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, United States. Boothe Lake was named in honor of Clyde Boothe, a park ranger.
Cockscomb
Peak
Cockscomb is a mountain, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
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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Satellite Map
Discover Nelson Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
Explore places such as Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Choo-Choo Mountain and Reymann Lake.
Mariposa County: Must-Visit Destinations
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