Thousand Island Lake

Thousand Island Lake is a large alpine lake in the , within the in eastern , . The lake is named for the many small rocky islands that dot its surface.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake of the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Islet Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Ritter and Banner Peak.

Peak
Photo: Mel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the highest mountain in , , in the , at an elevation of 13,149 feet. It is also the highest and most prominent peak of its namesake, the , a subrange of the Sierra Nevada in the of the Inyo and . is situated 2½ miles south of Thousand Island Lake.

Peak
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is the second tallest peak in the of 's . The mountain is 12,942 feet tall, and there are several glaciers on its slopes. is situated 2 miles south of Thousand Island Lake.

Peak
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is a prominent peak in the on the Inyo National Forest and south of . The peak was named in honor of Lieutenant Milton Fennimore Davis, who was with the first troops detailed to guard . is situated 2 miles west of Thousand Island Lake.

Thousand Island Lake

Latitude
37.72074° or 37° 43′ 15″ north
Longitude
-119.18328° or 119° 10′ 60″ west
Elevation
9,839 feet (2,999 metres)
Open location code
8592PRC8+7M
Geo­Names ID
5402404
Wiki­data ID
Q7347572
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Thousand Island Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thousand Island Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, California)”
  • Cebuano: “Thousand Island Lake”
  • Chinese: “千岛湖”
  • Chinese: “千島湖”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ثوساند ايسلاند”
  • French: “lac Thousand Island”
  • French: “Lac Thousand Island”
  • Japanese: “サウザンドアイランド湖”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hiljadu otoka”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero tisočerih otokov”
  • Slovenian: “Thousand Island Lake”

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