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Ellery Lake
$22.00
A small alpine lake on the road over Tioga Pass, just east of where California 120 enters Yosemite. The water comes off the snow above Mount Dana, held by a small dam on Lee Vining Creek and run for hydroelectric power since the 1920s. The road is closed for most of the year; from early November into June the lake belongs to the snow. When the gate opens in late spring, the water reads as a cold mineral blue against pale granite. A small Forest Service campground sits at the south end. Most travellers pass through on the way over the pass; a few stop and fish.
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