Big Island Lake, Yosemite National Park

#163 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Lake

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Big Island Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, United States. ()

Elevation: 8980 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°5'28"N, 119°41'60"W

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Big Island Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Vernon, Ardeth Lake, Andrews Peak, Boundary Lake.

5.5 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lake Vernon, Yosemite National Park
140 min walk • Lake Vernon is located in the Tiltill Valley in the northern sector of Yosemite National Park just north of Hetch Hetchy Valley. The surface elevation of the lake is 6,568 ft. Due to the remote location of the lake, it is usually only accessed as a backpacking destination.
2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Ardeth Lake, Yosemite National Park
71 min walk • Ardeth Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Ardeth Lake was named for a Yosemite ranger's wife.
3.7 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Andrews Peak, Yosemite National Park
95 min walk • Andrews Peak is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 8,537 feet, Andrews Peak is the 880th highest summit in the state of California. Andrews Peak was named for Professor George Leonard Andrews of West Point.
4.9 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Boundary Lake, Yosemite National Park
125 min walk • Boundary Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Boundary Lake was likely named from its location at the edge of Yosemite National Park.
5.8 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hetch Hetchy to Lake Vernon Trail, Yosemite National Park
148 min walk • The Hetch Hetchy to Lake Vernon Trail in Yosemite starts from the parking lot close to the O'Shaughnessy Dam at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and goes to Lake Vernon through the Yosemite Wilderness.
4.2 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Branigan Lake, Yosemite National Park
109 min walk • Branigan Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, California. Branigan Lake was named in the 1890s for a member of the military.
4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Avonelle Lake, Yosemite National Park
102 min walk • Avonelle Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Avonelle Lake was named for the daughter of a Yellowstone National Park ranger.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bartlett Peak, Emigrant Wilderness
103 min walk • Bartlett Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, California. With an elevation of 8,304 feet, Bartlett Peak is the 944th highest summit in the state of California. Bartlett Peak was named for G. H. C. Bartlett, a professor at West Point.
4.5 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Chittenden Peak, Yosemite National Park
115 min walk • Chittenden Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States. With an elevation of 9,580 feet, Chittenden Peak is the 649th highest summit in the state of California. Chittenden Peak was named for Hiram M. Chittenden, an engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers.
5.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Bigelow Peak, Yosemite National Park
143 min walk • Bigelow Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States. With an elevation of 10,541 feet, Bigelow Peak is the 504th highest summit in the state of California. Bigelow Peak was named for John Bigelow, Jr. a Yosemite National Park official.