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Bonny Lakes

Coordinates: 45°11′01″N 117°09′40″W / 45.1834889°N 117.1610013°W / 45.1834889; -117.1610013
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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
LocationEagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa County, Oregon, US
Coordinates45°11′01″N 117°09′40″W / 45.1834889°N 117.1610013°W / 45.1834889; -117.1610013[1]
TypePond
Primary inflowsBig Sheep Creek
Primary outflowsBig Sheep Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. 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).[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

  1. ^ "Bonny Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  2. ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml Retrieved on November 24, 2008
  3. ^ http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=3263&gmap=1 Retrieved on 3/3/09
  4. ^ Frank Barstad, Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness (c) 2002 Morris Book Publishing
  5. ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml Retrieved on 11/24/08
  6. ^ http://www.josephoregon.com/panofiles/java_panos/bonny_lk_pano.htm Retrieved on 3/3/09