Kibbie Lake

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Kibbie Lake
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Kibbie Lake
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Kibbie Lake
Location Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California
Coordinates 38°03′14″N119°50′45″W / 38.0538079°N 119.8457343°W / 38.0538079; -119.8457343 [1]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface elevation6,516 feet (1,986 m) [1]

Kibbie Lake lies in the remote north-west portion of Yosemite National Park in the United States. It is accessible only to hikers and equestrians. It is the largest non-artificial lake in the national park.

The lake was named after H.M. Kibbie, who owned land near the lake. [2]

The lake is surrounded by granodiorite, part of the Jack Main Canyon intrusive suite, emplaced approximately 91 million years ago. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kibbie Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
  3. ↑ Huber, NK; Bateman, PC; Wahrhaftig, C (1989). Geologic Map of Yosemite National Park and Vicinity, California (PDF) (Map). USGS. I-1874.


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