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'''Lake Helen''' is a [[glacier|glacial]] [[lake]] or a [[tarn (lake)|tarn]] occupying a [[Cirque (landform)|cirque]] at around 8,200 feet (2,500 m) in [[Lassen Volcanic National Park]].<ref name="GE"/> The lake is located to the south of [[Lassen Peak]] and west of [[Bumpass Mountain]] in the [[Mount Shasta|Shasta]] [[Cascade Range|Cascades]] region of [[Northern California]]. [[California State Route 89|Highway 89]] runs along the lake's southern and eastern shore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lake Helen, USGS LASSEN PEAK (CA) Topo Map|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?datum=NAD83&lat=40.46849&lon=-121.50998|accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=TopoQuest.com}}</ref> The lake is named for [[Helen Tanner Brodt]] who in 1864 became the first woman to reach the summit of Lassen Peak.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Artists of Mount Shasta: 1860s-1930s|url=http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/art/wom.htm|publisher=[[College of the Siskiyous]]|accessdate=2008-01-29}}</ref> |
'''Lake Helen''' is a [[glacier|glacial]] [[lake]] or a [[tarn (lake)|tarn]] occupying a [[Cirque (landform)|cirque]] at around 8,200 feet (2,500 m) in [[Lassen Volcanic National Park]].<ref name="GE"/> The lake is located to the south of [[Lassen Peak]] and west of [[Bumpass Mountain]] in the [[Mount Shasta|Shasta]] [[Cascade Range|Cascades]] region of [[Northern California]]. [[California State Route 89|Highway 89]] runs along the lake's southern and eastern shore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lake Helen, USGS LASSEN PEAK (CA) Topo Map|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?datum=NAD83&lat=40.46849&lon=-121.50998|accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=TopoQuest.com}}</ref> The lake is named for [[Helen Tanner Brodt]] who in 1864 became the first woman to reach the summit of Lassen Peak.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Artists of Mount Shasta: 1860s-1930s|url=http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/art/wom.htm|publisher=[[College of the Siskiyous]]|accessdate=2008-01-29|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109055319/http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/art/wom.htm|archivedate=2009-01-09|df=}}</ref> |
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==Climate== |
==Climate== |
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| Lake Helen | |
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 Lake Helen as seen from the highway | |
| Location | Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California, US |
| Coordinates | 40°28′07″N 121°30′36″W / 40.46861°N 121.51000°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface elevation | 8,200 ft (2,500 m)[1] |
| Frozen | October/November to June - August |
Lake Helen is a glacial lake or a tarn occupying a cirque at around 8,200 feet (2,500 m) in Lassen Volcanic National Park.[1] The lake is located to the south of Lassen Peak and west of Bumpass Mountain in the Shasta Cascades region of Northern California. Highway 89 runs along the lake's southern and eastern shore.[2] The lake is named for Helen Tanner Brodt who in 1864 became the first woman to reach the summit of Lassen Peak.[3]
Climate
Since the lake is at a high elevation (over 8,000 feet (2,438 m)), the lake is frozen and covered in deep snow for most of the year. Ice usually forms sometime around October–November and remains until July–August. During winter, Pacific storms come in from the west and bedeck the lake with copious amounts of snowfall. Annual snowfall at the lake is around 600-700 inches (15.24 m-17.78 m), making it the snowiest place in California.[4] The maximum average snow depth for the lake is 178 inches (4.52 m), though sometimes it could reach over 315 in. (8 m).[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
- ^ "Lake Helen, USGS LASSEN PEAK (CA) Topo Map". TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Women Artists of Mount Shasta: 1860s-1930s". College of the Siskiyous. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "CascadeSnow". SkiMountaineer. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Subsection M261Dm - Lassen - Almanor". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
External links
Media related to Lake Helen at Wikimedia Commons
