Dudley Lake | |
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Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, US |
Coordinates | 43°52′48″N 110°46′54″W / 43.88000°N 110.78167°W[1] |
Lake type | Glacial lake |
Primary outflows | Moran Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 8,243 ft (2,512 m) |
Islands | 1 |
Dudley Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the US state of Wyoming.[2]
Description
Dudley Lake is .80 miles (1.29 km) north of Bivouac Peak and near the north and south forks of Snowshoe Canyon. Dudley Lake was named after Dudley Hayden, an early park ranger in 1933. Access to the lake involves bushwacking up into Snowshoe Canyon and is apparently easier if one passes the main stream draining from the lake and instead ascends from Moran Creek from the northwest.[3]
The lake was discovered in 1932 by Dudley Hayden, a park ranger. Following his death in 1969,[4] the lake was officially renamed by the Department of the Interior in 1970,[a] from Hanging Lake to Dudley Lake.[4]
References
- ^ Renamed in decision list 7004 by the US Board of Geographic Names[5]
- ^ "Dudley Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Dudley Lake Topo Map in Teton County WY (Map). Topozone (USGS Quads). Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Ortenburger, Leigh; Jackson, Reynold (1996). A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers. p. 58. ISBN 9780898864809. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Park lake named to honor Dudley Hayden". Jackson Hole News. 10 December 1970. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Looking back: 30 years ago". The Jackson Hole Guide. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2022.