Altha Lake Explained

Altha Lake
Location:Madera County, California
Coordinates:37.7125°N -119.1453°W
Type:Lake
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lake in California.

Altha Lake is a lake in the Sierra Nevada in eastern Madera County, California.

It is within the boundaries of the Ansel Adams Wilderness, and in the Sierra National Forest.

HistoryAltha Lake was likely named for Altha Branson Summers, the wife of a local hotel owner.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. 2005. Great West Books. 978-0-944220-19-1. 4.