Cardinal Lake (Mt Whitney)
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Description:
Named by George R. Davis, U.S.G.S., on account of brilliant coloring of the mountain summit—like the red cap of a cardinal. The lake was named from the mountain. (J. N. Le Conte.) First ascent, August 11, 1922, by George Downing, Jr. (S.C.B., 1923, XI:4, p. 425.) From Place Names of the Sierra Nevada by Francis P. Farquhar
Trips:
- July 14, 2013 - JMT: Sherri and Gary
- July 2006 - JMT: Sherri and Andrea
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