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Williams Lake (New Mexico)

Coordinates: 36°33′22″N 105°25′46″W / 36.556222°N 105.429437°W / 36.556222; -105.429437
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Williams Lake
Williams Lake in July 2024.
Location of Williams Lake in New Mexico, USA.
Location of Williams Lake in New Mexico, USA.
Williams Lake
Location of Williams Lake in New Mexico, USA.
Location of Williams Lake in New Mexico, USA.
Williams Lake
LocationTaos County, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates36°33′22″N 105°25′46″W / 36.556222°N 105.429437°W / 36.556222; -105.429437
TypeGlacial
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length0.10 mi (0.16 km)
Max. width0.07 mi (0.11 km)
Surface elevation11,040 ft (3,360 m)

Williams Lake is an alpine lake in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, located high in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains below Wheeler Peak in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness of Carson National Forest. The lake is accessible via the Williams Lake Trail from the trailhead in Taos Ski Valley.[1] The lake does not contain fish because it freezes during the winter. [2]

The name of the lake is in reference to William Frazer, a gold miner who staked claims in the area and co-founded the mining camp of Twining during the late 1800s.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Williams Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Williams Lake Trail (#62)". United States Forest Service - USDA.