| Dingleberry Lake | |
|---|---|
  Dingleberry Lake | |
| Location | John Muir Wilderness / Inyo National Forest / Inyo County, California |
| Coordinates | 37°10′56″N 118°38′15″W / 37.1822°N 118.6374°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Surface area | 5.098 acres (2.063 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 10,495 ft (3,199 m) |
| References | [1][2] |
Dingleberry Lake is a natural lake in Inyo County, California, in the United States.[1] The lake was so named on account of dingleberries hanging on the rear of sheep in the area.[3]
The Sabrina Lake Trail leads hikers to Dingleberry Lake.[4] Dingleberry Lake is a popular camping site.[5][6] The lake contains a population of brook trout.[7][2]
See also
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dingleberry Lake
- 1 2 "Eastern Sierra Back Country Fishing Guide" (PDF). State of California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Fish and Game.
- ↑ Browning, Peter (2011). Sierra Nevada Place Names: From Abbot to Zumwalt. Great West Books. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-944220-23-8.
...christened the lake for the dingleberries on the hind ends of his sheep.
- ↑ "Sabrina Lake Trail". United States Forest Service. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ↑ Morey, Kathy; White, Mike; Corless, Stacey; Analise Elliot Heid (6 June 2006). Sierra South: Backcountry Trips in Californias Sierra Nevada. Wilderness Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-89997-414-9.
- ↑ Adkison, Ron (2000). Hiking Northern California. Globe Pequot Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-56044-701-6.
- ↑ Morrison, Wilbur H. (1998). Adventure Guide to the Sierra Nevada. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-55650-845-5.
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