Greenland Lake
Greenland Lake is located in Arizona
Greenland Lake
Greenland Lake
Greenland Lake is located in the United States
Greenland Lake
Greenland Lake
LocationCoconino County, Arizona,
United States
Coordinates36°14′32″N 111°59′29″W / 36.2421°N 111.9913°W / 36.2421; -111.9913[1][2]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area5 acres (2.0 ha)l
Average depth10 ft (3.0 m)
Surface elevation8,400 ft (2,600 m)

Greenland Lake is a small, intermittent lake of northern Arizona,[1] located at the north neck of the Walhalla Plateau (east Kaibab Plateau), in the northeast Grand Canyon. The lake is located just west (~1/8 mile), of the south-running Cape Royal Road (about 1.5 miles north of Vista Encantada), which eventually turns south-southwesterly to Cape Royal, about 15 miles distant. Greenland Lake is also about 1 mile east of Greenland Spring, at the far north of Bright Angel Canyon.

Greenland Lake is often intermittent, depending on winter snowfall; the lake is surrounded mostly by aspen, but also Ponderosa Pine, and Douglas Fir. It is a common water source for wildlife, especially deer. In historic times, cattle were grazed in the area, and a wood cabin (high-pitched roof for snow), was used for storage of salt, for cattle.

References

  1. 1 2 "Greenland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. "Greenland Lake, Coconino County, Arizona". arizona.hometowelocator.com
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