Bonny Lakes
- For other places called Bonny Lake or Bonney Lake, see Lake Bonney disambiguation page.
| Bonny Lakes | |
|---|---|
 Both west and east lakes | |
 The more western of the two lakes | |
| Location | Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa County, Oregon, US |
| Coordinates | 45°11′01″N 117°09′40″W / 45.1834889°N 117.1610013°W[1] |
| Type | Pond |
| Primary inflows | Big Sheep Creek |
| Primary outflows | Big Sheep Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | West Lake: 195 yd (178 m) East Lake: 189 yd (173 m) |
| Max. width | West Lake: 189 yd (173 m) East Lake: 80 yd (73 m) |
| Average depth | West Lake: 6 ft (1.8 m) East Lake: 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Surface elevation | 7,840 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).[5]
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).[6] The lakes lie on Trail 1802.
See also
References
- ^ "Bonny Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml Retrieved on November 24, 2008
- ^ http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=3263&gmap=1 Retrieved on 3/3/09
- ^ Frank Barstad, Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness (c) 2002 Morris Book Publishing
- ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml Retrieved on 11/24/08
- ^ http://www.josephoregon.com/panofiles/java_panos/bonny_lk_pano.htm Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 3/3/09
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