Convict Lake
Convict Lake is a memorial in Mono County, California. Convict Lake is situated nearby to Convict Creek Trailhead, as well as near the peak Mount Morrison.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convict Lake and Mount Morrison.
Convict Lake
Lake
Photo: Geographer, CC BY 1.0.
Convict Lake is a lake located in Mono County, California, United States, situated in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It is known for its turquoise-blue water, the dramatic mountains that surround it, the trout fishing it affords, and its unusual history.
Mount Morrison
Peak
Photo: Geographer, CC BY 1.0.
Mount Morrison is located in the Sierra Nevada, in the Sherwin Range. It rises south of Convict Lake near the town of Mammoth Lakes. Mount Morrison is situated 2½ miles south of Convict Lake.
Laurel Mountain
Peak
Photo: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0.
Laurel Mountain is a peak in Mono County, California. It lies in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada and is in the Inyo National Forest and the John Muir Wilderness. Laurel Mountain is situated 2½ miles southwest of Convict Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McGee Creek and Crowley Lake.
McGee Creek
Hamlet
McGee Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community was 45. McGee Creek is situated 4 miles east of Convict Lake.
Crowley Lake
Village
Crowley Lake is a census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. Crowley Lake sits at an elevation of 6,939 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Crowley Lake's population as 980. Crowley Lake is situated 6 miles east of Convict Lake.
Convict Lake
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Convict Lake and Creek are so named as the result of an encounter here September 17, 1871, between Robert Morrison, Benton Merchant and member of a posse of citizens, and three convicts who had escaped from the Carson City, Nevada, State Penitentiary. ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mono County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.59474° or 37° 35′ 41″ northLongitude
-118.85199° or 118° 51′ 7″ westOpen location code
8593H4VX+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 14143707162OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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