Adair Lake

Adair Lake is a lake within the backcountry of Yosemite National Park, in the Sierra Nevada, Madera County, California.[1]

Adair Lake was named for Charles F. Adair, who stocked the lake with trout in exchange for the naming rights.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adair Lake
  2. ↑ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

Coordinates: 37°40′59″N 119°24′27″W / 37.6830°N 119.4074°W / 37.6830; -119.4074


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