Kibbie Lake

Kibbie Lake
Kibbie Lake
Kibbie Lake
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California
Coordinates38°03′14″N 119°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. ^ a b "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.