Lake Mary (California)

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Lake Mary
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Lake Mary
Location Mono County, California
Coordinates 37°36′10″N119°00′10″W / 37.6029081°N 119.0027601°W / 37.6029081; -119.0027601 [1]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface elevation8,966 ft (2,733 m) [1]

Lake Mary is a freshwater lake and the largest of the Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California. Lake Mary has a campground on its northwest end and can be used for rainbow trout, brook, and brown trout fishing. [2] The lake also features two marinas with motorboat and kayak rental. [3]

The lake is accessible from the town of Mammoth Lakes via Lake Mary Road and is surrounded by the scenic Around Lake Mary Road. [4] The unincorporated community of Lake Mary, California, is situated on the southeast shore of the lake. [5]

According to the Eastern California Museum's interview with Maude Kemp (resident of Independence, California, born 1895), Lake Mary was named after Maude's grandmother, Mary Calvert (wife of Maude's grandfather, George Calvert).~

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mary (California lake)
  2. "Lake Mary Campground". Recreation.gov. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. Vournas, Dino (9 September 2018). "A Mammoth vacation experience in the Eastern Sierra". The Mercury News. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "Lake Mary Road, Mammoth Lakes California". AllTrips. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mary, California (community)