Lake Italy
37°21′30″N 118°48′31″W / 37.3584°N 118.8085°W / 37.3584; -118.8085Surface elevation 11,207 ft (3,416 m)[1]
Lake Italy is a lake in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The lake is accessible via trail over Italy Pass or as an offshoot of the John Muir Trail.[2] It was named by the USGS because its shape is similar to that of Italy.[1]
References
- ^ a b Peter Browning (2011). Sierra Nevada Place Names: From Abbot to Zumwalt. Great West Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-944220-23-8.
- ^ Don Lowe; Roberta Lowe (March 2001). The John Muir Trail. Caxton Press. pp. 32–36. ISBN 978-0-87004-413-7.
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