Bonny Lakes

For other uses of "Bonny Lake", see Lake Bonney (disambiguation).

Bonny Lakes
View of both Bonny Lakes
Both west and east lakes
Location of Bonny Lakes in Oregon, USA.
Location of Bonny Lakes in Oregon, USA.
Bonny Lakes
Location of Bonny Lakes in Oregon, USA.
Location of Bonny Lakes in Oregon, USA.
Bonny Lakes
View of western lake
The more western of the two lakes
LocationEagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa County, Oregon, US
Coordinates45°11′01″N 117°09′40″W / 45.1834889°N 117.1610013°W / 45.1834889; -117.1610013[1]
TypePond
Primary inflowsBig Sheep Creek
Primary outflowsBig Sheep Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. lengthWest Lake: 195 yd (178 m) East Lake: 189 yd (173 m)
Max. widthWest Lake: 189 yd (173 m) East Lake: 80 yd (73 m)
Average depthWest Lake: 6 ft (1.8 m) East Lake: 4 ft (1.2 m)
Surface elevation7,840 ft (2,390 m)[2]

Bonny Lakes are two small, shallow, mountain ponds located in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of Northeastern Oregon, United States. They are positioned in a large meadow on Aneroid Mountain known as Bonny Lakes basin,[3] which is about two miles east of Dollar Lake.[4] Together they are listed as the 13th highest lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness at 7,840 ft (2,390 m).[2]

Trail

Bonny Lakes can be accessed by either the Wallowa Lake Trailhead (10 miles of travel) or the Tenderfoot Trailhead (3.5 miles of travel).[5] The lakes lie on Trail 1802.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bonny Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Elevations of Points Near Eagle Cap Wilderness". Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Petes Point". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  4. ^ Barstad, Frank (2002). Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness. Morris Book Publishing.
  5. ^ "Bonny Lake Panorama". Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2009.


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