Budd Lake (California)

Budd Lake
The start of Budd Creek, Yosemite, on Budd Lake, Cockscomb in the background
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Location	Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park
Coordinates	37°50′30″N 119°23′44″W / 37.84167°N 119.39556°W / 37.84167; -119.39556
Basin countries	United States

Surface elevation	10,110 feet (3,080 m)

Budd Lake is a lake in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park, United States.^[1] Budd Lake is the source of Budd Creek.^[2]

Budd Lake was named for James Budd, 19th Governor of California.^[3]

"Budd Lake and Cathedral Peak", ca 1885, by Thomas Hill

See also

Cathedral Peak, a mountain fairly near Budd Lake
Cockscomb, another mountain fairly near Budd Lake
Echo Peaks, mountains near Budd Lake
Elizabeth Lake, also fairly near Budd Lake
Matthes Crest, a mountain which is near Budd Lake
Unicorn Peak, a mountain which is near Budd Lake
List of lakes in California

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Budd Lake (California)
^ "Budd Creek - Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information".
^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

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