Places: CA-Monarch

Monarch Lake-10,627' (Mineral King)  (36.4516073, -118.5625927)
Monarch Creek-7,733' (Mineral King)  (36.4521637, -118.5987045)

Description:
“These two beautiful lakes lie at the foot of Miner’s Peak (Sawtooth).” (Elliott: History of Fresno County, 1882, p. 235.) From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

Descriptions from the GNIS Database:

• Monarch Creek: In Sequoia National Park, heads at Monarch Lakes on the north base of Mineral Peak, flows west to East Fork Kaweah River at Mineral King. (US-T121)
• Monarch Lakes: In Sequoia National Park, two lakes located on the north base of Mineral Peak and on the southwest base of Sawtooth Peak, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) east of Mineral King. (US-T121)

Trips:

• August 26, 2014 - Day hike up to close to  Monarch Lake
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References:

•  Bill Finch's 2001 trip
• Leor Pantilat's trip
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Pictures:

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