Twin Lakes (Bridgeport, California)

Twin Lakes
Location of the lakes in California, USA.
Location of the lakes in California, USA.
Twin Lakes
Location of the lakes in California, USA.
Location of the lakes in California, USA.
Twin Lakes
LocationMono County, California, United States
Coordinates38°09′45″N 119°20′11″W / 38.16250°N 119.33639°W / 38.16250; -119.33639[1]
Primary inflowsCattle Creek, Robinson Creek, Tamarack Creek
Primary outflowsRobinson Creek
Surface elevation7,087 ft (2,160 m)[1]
SettlementsBridgeport, California
For another pair of lakes in Mono County, see Twin Lakes (Mammoth Lakes, California).

Twin Lakes is a pair of lakes approximately 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the town of Bridgeport in Mono County, California. Mono Village and Twin Lakes resorts lie along the lakeside. The communities around the lake are part of the Twin Lakes census-designated place.

The lakes serve as the northern terminus of the Sierra High Route.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Twin Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Roper, Steve (1997). The Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country. Mountaineers Books. p. 14.
Aerial view of Yosemite's north country, from the north, with Twin Lakes barely visible in the canyon through the haze, and Mono Lake in the background


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