Bonny Lakes

45°11′01″N 117°09′40″W / 45.1834889°N 117.1610013°W / 45.1834889; -117.1610013[1]TypePondPrimary inflowsBig Sheep CreekPrimary outflowsBig Sheep CreekBasin countriesUnited StatesMax. lengthWest Lake: 195 yd (178 m) East Lake: 189 yd (173 m)Max. widthWest Lake: 189 yd (173 m) East Lake: 80 yd (73 m)Average depthWest Lake: 6 ft (1.8 m) East Lake: 4 ft (1.2 m)Surface elevation7,840 ft (2,390 m)[2]

Bonny Lakes are two small, shallow, mountain ponds located in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of Northeastern Oregon, United States. They are positioned in a large meadow on Aneroid Mountain known as Bonny Lakes basin,[3] which is about two miles east of Dollar Lake.[4] Together they are listed as the 13th highest lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness at 7,840 ft (2,390 m).[2]

Trail

Bonny Lakes can be accessed by either the Wallowa Lake Trailhead (10 miles of travel) or the Tenderfoot Trailhead (3.5 miles of travel).[5] The lakes lie on Trail 1802.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bonny Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  2. ^ a b "Elevations of Points Near Eagle Cap Wilderness". Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  3. ^ "Petes Point". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  4. ^ Barstad, Frank (2002). Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness. Morris Book Publishing.
  5. ^ "Bonny Lake Panorama". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2009-03-03.


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