Altha Lake
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.
- History
Altha Lake was likely named for Altha Branson Summers, the wife of a local hotel owner.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Altha Lake
- ^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.