| Thousand Island Lake | |
|---|---|
 Banner Peak above the lake | |
  Thousand Island Lake  Thousand Island Lake | |
| Location | Sierra Nevada, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Madera County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°43′15″N 119°10′56″W / 37.72083°N 119.18222°W |
| Primary outflows | Middle Fork San Joaquin River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Max. width | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,997 metres (9,833 ft) [1] |
| Islands | many |
| References | [1] |
Thousand Island Lake is a large alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness in eastern Madera County, California.
The lake is named for the many small rocky islands that dot its surface. Theodore Solomons probably established the 'Thousand Island' name, as this appears on his 1896 map. John Muir called it by "Islet Lake."[2]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thousand Island Lake
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986) Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 215.