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	Lake Range - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is entirely in Washoe County, and the southern two-thirds are in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation.
		To the south is the Mud Lake Slough, which used to connect Pyramid Lake to Winnemucca Lake.
		To the east, Winnemucca Lake separates the Lake Range from the Nightingale Mountains and the Selenite Range.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Range (180 words)

	Winnemucca - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Winnemucca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The town is a trade centre that ships livestock, has a bottling plant, and smelts gold, silver, copper, and tungsten mined in the vicinity.
		Winnemucca was founded in 1859 as a fur trappers' trading post.
		It is known that he was found by a family of Piute Indians, who kept the little wretch with them for a time and then sold him--actually sold him for money to a woman on one of the east-bound trains, at a station a long way from Winnemucca.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Winnemucca (186 words)

	October 6, 1999
		Lake Lahontan was a large lake that existed in western Nevada and eastern California during the last two thirds of the Pleistocene Epoch.
		Though the lake is special as the last refuge of the cui-ui, Anaho Island within the lake is also a special habitat.
		Presently, efforts are underway to attempt to preserve Pyramid Lake and its surroundings in the hopes that the lake doesn't follow in the footsteps of its old neighbor, Lake Winnemucca.
	www.uwec.edu /jolhm/Past_Classes/1999/RENO/oct06/oct06_main.html (614 words)

	The Tufas of Pyramid Lake, Nevada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lake elevation in the Pyramid Lake subbasin between 35,000 and 9,...
		The white band along the shore is composed of calcium carbonate that precipitated from the lake when its level was at or near its overflow point to the Winnemucca Lake subbasin.
		The data indicate that the lake in the Pyramid Lake subbasin rose sharply about 26,000 years ago and was maintained at an elevation of about 1,265 m from 25,000 to 18,000 years ago by overflow to the Carson Desert.
	pubs.usgs.gov /circ/2004/1267 (3744 words)

	Living Lakes Partnership Lake of the Month--Holocene Remnants of Lake Lahontan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		These lakes are at the terminus of the Truckee River, which has its headwaters in the 200-plus watersheds draining into Lake Tahoe.
		Walker Lake is at the terminus of the Walker River, which drains the watershed in-between the Mono Basin and the Carson River basin.
		In addition, Pyramid Lake is benefiting from the federal and tribal efforts to reduce diversion from the Truckee River for the Newlands Project asserting indian trust obligations and endangered species needs.
	www.livinglakes.org /month/1-lahontan.htm (1275 words)

	Winnemucca Lake - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The archaeology of Falcon Hill, Winnemucca Lake, Washoe County, Nevada (Anthropological papers / Nevada State Museum)
		Ground-water reconnaissance of Winnemucca Lake Valley, Pershing and Washoe counties, Nevada and Ground-water potentialities in the Crescent Valley, Eureka...
		Ground-water reconnaissance of Winnemucca Lake Valley, Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada (Geological Survey water-supply paper)
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /winnemucca_lake.htm (146 words)

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		The family style hike to Lake Margaret encompasses some special places: swirling, crystal clear Caples Creek; a vibrant meadow; imposing granite outcrops; groves of aspens that shimmer in the wild win...
		The hike to Frog, Winnemucca, and Round Top lakes is one of the most popular hikes in the Northern Sierra outside of the Lake Tahoe Area, and justifiably so.
		Two picturesque, near timberline lakes with a stunning backdrop from the craggy summits of The Sisters and Round Top are the chief attractions of this loop.
	www.trails.com /AdvancedFind.asp?GeoSearch=1&Lat=38.539667&lon=-120.2558&Distance=25&Activities=HK,WK&OrderBy=Distance (921 words)

	Mono Lake FAQ
		Lake conditions are not suitable for speedboats or jet skis, since the water is very salty and alkaline and there are many submerged obstacles.
		are recreational and ecological—the scenic views of the lake and its shore, the purity of the air, and the use of the lake for nesting and feeding by birds.
		For an ecological system (such as a lake or stream) to return to its previous functioning condition depends in part on the kind and degree of disturbance and also on the degree to which the system’s former natural processes are reinstated.
	www.monolake.org /main/faq.htm (3750 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Nevada unveils statue of Sarah Winnemucca at U.S. Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Winnemucca, who wrote her own autobiography, fought for the rights of her people half a century before McCarran fought a long fight to take land from her tribe.
		Winnemucca opened a bilingual school in Lovelock and lectured for peace and equal rights across the country.
		Another irony of Wednesday's dedication was that Winnemucca, with her right hand extended holding a shell flower and the skirt of her native dress swaying, now will stand permanently where she begged for, but was denied, help for her Pyramid Lake tribe.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2005/mar/09/030910085.html (454 words)

	Lake Tahoe by Tim's Tahoe Adventures dot com Visit us for Lake Tahoe skiing, hiking, mountain biking and more! Also ...
		The lakes are surrounded by interesting granite formations making for some nice bouldering and exploring around and between the lakes.
		From Round Top Lake you can follow a faint trail up very steeply to the incredible views from the top of Round Top Mountain, or continue ahead to Fourth of July Lake, which is several miles further at the end of a big downhill (Remember, you have to come back up).
		Lake Aloha is so beautiful and the sun feels so good that you may not want to leave,but you must because you still have 6 miles to hike, so get up off your rear end and get moving.
	timstahoeadventures.com /LakeTahoeHikes.htm (3745 words)

	Winnemucca Lake, Round Top Lake, and Fourth of July Peak
		Originally I'd planned on going to Fourth of July Lake, but looking at my topo map, the peak actually looked easier, as it was a rather steep descent to the the lake, and just a short climb to the peak.
		A few folks passed us coming down the trail, apparently having fished their fill at the lake, and one group passed us on their way up, but it was otherwise surprisingly un-crowded for late morning on the fourth of July.
		After 2.5mi of lovely hiking, we came to gorgeous Winnemucca Lake (and found where all the people had been hiding).
	hiking.adampaul.com /fourthofjuly03.shtml (1049 words)

	Woods Lake - About Lake Tahoe
		I had been to Kirkwood, Caples Lake, and Carson Pass probably close to a thousand times before my first trip to Woods Lake, which is situated between the three.
		It is a lake of great beauty where the drainages from Round Top Lake and Winnemucca Lake meet before heading to Caples.
		There is also a trail head for those heading to Winnemucca Lake, Round Top, or the Mokelumne Wilderness in general.
	www.aboutlaketahoe.com /hiking/woods_lake.htm (245 words)

	News articles for Winnemucca, Nevada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A deputy sheriff near Winnemucca, Nevada received a call that a man in a pickup truck was hitting a woman.
		The property is located 15 miles SW of Winnemucca within the Sierra Mining District of the East Range.
		Eddie Hancock, pastor of Grass Valley Baptist Church in Winnemucca, was re-elected as the convention's president.
	www.linkmorgue.org /united_states/full/Nevada/Winnemucca.html (1027 words)

	NEVADA REVISED STATUTES: CHAPTER 537
		NRS 537.030 Winnemucca Lake declared navigable; title to bed held by State.
		NRS 537.030 Winnemucca Lake declared navigable; title to bed held by State.
		Winnemucca Lake, located in Townships 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 North, Ranges 23 and 24 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, is a navigable body of water and title to the bed thereof is held by the State of Nevada.
	www.leg.state.nv.us /NRS/NRS-537.html (131 words)

	The Sierra Nevada: Woods Lake to Winnemucca Lake
		The first mile of the road, crossing two dikes or dams on the south side of the lake, is narrow and curvy, but as you get into fir forest and start climbing the road widens and becomes somewhat straighter.
		Beyond the lake you drive for about a mile through forest of pine, fir and aspen; watch for the local forest service campground and a convenient rest area.
		The first group are on your side of Winnemucca Lake; the second are in the slopes of the glacial corrie behind it.
	donh.best.vwh.net /Outdoors/hike.960720.html (2231 words)

	Hike to Woods, Round Top and Winnemucca Lake - Tahoe, CA
		Of all the hikes I've been on in the Lake Tahoe area, this is by far one of the prettiest.
		There will be a wooden post indicating the direction to 4th of July Lake to the south and Winnemucca Lake to the east.
		From here, continue to follow the trail north (Winnemucca Lake Trail) and it will be all down hill and easy hiking from here.
	www.4x4xplor.com /winnemucca.html (640 words)

	MountainZone.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Aptly named Granite Lake is one of the crown jewels in Mokelumne Wilderness and the gentle climb to it reveals staggerin...
		The falls is fed from an abundance of lakes i...
		The hike is a one-way journey along Lake Tahoe's shoreline from D.L. Bliss State park to Emerald Bay State Park along th...
	www.mountainzone.com /trails/activity.asp?AreaID={24865CA6-710C-4003-9FD2-93F871694F76}&OrderBy=TrailName (1188 words)

	Land Rover - Community Page - Nightingale Mine Winnemucca Lake, Saturday, March 27 Sunday March 28 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Jaybird is at the very top of the pass on the Nightingale Ridge between the Winnemucca Valley and the Sage Hen Valley.
		Sunday, due to the "Road Closed" sign on the east side of Winnemucca Lake we headed north up the west side on paved highway 447, figuring to get as far as possible just in case we were forced to turn around wherever the road turned out to be impassable.
		The waters from the Truckee River were blocked in '38 to divert all of the flow into Pyramid Lake and keep it near normal levels and sacrificing Winnemucca Lake.
	landrover.niello.com /nightingale_mine.shtml (1397 words)

	Worldisround - A Hike Near Carson Pass - Hiking in The High Sierras photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Contact pwilcox@telis.org Winnemucca Lake** is in the Mokelumne Wilderness near Carson Pass.
		The hike from Woods Lake to Winnemucca Lake is 1.5 miles, and moderately difficult with about a 750 foot elevation gain.
		The lake is so clear it appears that there are no fish in it.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/10524 (280 words)

	Pictures from JP Aerospace's "Away 9" flight
		Winnemucca Dry Lake on the left and Pyramid Lake on the right.
		Winnemucca Dry Lake is on the left and Pyramid Lake in the center.
		Honey Lake is now near the lower center of the picture and Mt Lassen is on the right.
	www.kluft.com /~ikluft/blackrock/jpa200205/flight-pics.html (960 words)

	LAKE WINNEMUCCA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lake Winnemucca is a dried up lake playa.
		River for urban growth and irrigation caused the river to empty into Pyramid Lake; Therefore Lake Winnemucca has dissappeared.
		Winnemucca's remains consist of ancient tufa formations and former shorelines.
	www.uwec.edu /jolhm/Past_Classes/1998/491Class/nov6/nov6b/lake_winnemuccaLINK.htm (73 words)

	thebackpacker.com - trail talk - has anyone been to winnemucca lake?
		But it's a pretty lake and good fishing and there is a network of glass tunnels underneath the lake which...
		There are also some other nice lakes in the area for excursions if you'd like to explore after setting up camp and going pee.
		From Woods Lake there is a trail up to Winnemucca that has a 2000 ft elevation gain in two miles.
	www.thebackpacker.com /trailtalk/thread/38675,-1.php (458 words)

	Round Top (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Go past Winnemucca Lake, following the main, obvious trail, and continue up to the next lake, which is Round Top Lake.
		As an alternate approach to the northwest slopes, one may start from Woods Lake Campground (elevation 8,320+), reached by a signed road, which is 1.8 miles west from Carson Pass, south off Highway 88.
		Take trails to either Winnemucca Lake or Round Top Lake to join Route A. The lack of a large, clear, parking area generally discourages all but paying campers to go this way.
	webs.lanset.com /pyamagata/Captions/nspg/roundtop.html (551 words)

	TMMRC Tahoe Basin Area Runs: Woods Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A loop might include Winnemucca Lake, Round Top Lake, Fourth of July Lake, and the Lost Mine.
		The wildflowers near Winnemucca Lake are arguably the finest in the Sierra Nevada and usually peak in August.
		Take SR 88 towards Kirkwood and look for the Woods Lake Campground turnoff, 1.7 miles west of Carson Pass (and 3.2 miles east of Caple Lake Dam).
	highsierra.com /tahoemtnmilers/ClubRuns/HTML/woodslake.html (178 words)

	Round Top/The Sisters via Winnemucca Lake, returning via Fourth of July Lake/Fourth of July Peak
		Leaving Cupertino at 5.30am, I reached the Woods Lake trailhead by 9.30, despite not speeding (too much) and even including a half-hour stop for breakfast, fuel, and a complimentary car wash (which was long overdue).
		I headed up to Winnemucca Lake and then up to Round Top, where I had the great honour of running into Doug Mantle, a name I'd seen in just about every Sierra register in which I've ever looked.
		From the lake, I headed up the hanging valley to the west to reach Fourth of July peak, from where I descended back to the trail to return via Round Top Lake, arriving back at my car right as darkness fell at 5.30pm.
	171.64.169.61 /.mh/round_top_110202/index_web.html (396 words)

	NAGPRA NOTICES OF INVENTORY COMPLETION: Notice of Inventory Completion: Nevada State Museum, Reno, NV, and U.S. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 1983, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were removed by an unnamed person from the eastern shore of Lake Winnemucca, Washoe County, NV, and were donated anonymously to the Nevada State Museum.
		Museum records suggest that these human remains had been removed from a sand pit on the eastern shore of Lake Winnemucca, Washoe County, NV, but do not indicate when these human remains were removed.
		Based on geographic location, stratigraphy, and oral traditions presented by representatives of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada, the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered to be Native American and culturally affiliated with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada.
	www.cast.uark.edu /other/nps/nagpra/DOCS/nic0670.html (867 words)

	The Carson Pass Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Start at the west shore of Caples Lake, which is a short stroll from Kirkwood Nordic where the previous crest tour ends.
		Winnemucca Lake is most commonly reached by skiing south from Carson Pass.
		Back to our tour: Ski northeast from Winnemucca Lake just to the left of Elephants Back (if you want a good view, you could take a side-trek to ascend Elephants Back via the southwest side).
	www.bobskiing.com /crest9.htm (394 words)

	3 hikes for your 3-day weekend (printable version)
		Park here for the easier hike to Winnemucca Lake or head west another mile to the Woods Lake trailhead.
		Each trailhead presents a moderate 2.5-mile hike to Winnemucca Lake or Round Top Lake, which sits in the shadow of 10,380-foot Round Top peak.
		The hike to Round Top Lake can be made into a loop, taking in Winnemucca Lake and taking the fork south of Winnemucca Lake back to Woods Lake.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=79500 (558 words)

	Nevada Appeal - Outdoors
		On the Winnemucca Lake Trail near Kit Carson Pass on Calif. S.R. This is about a two-mile hike from the parking area at the pass.
		Frog Lake, which is on the way to Winnemucca Lake near Kit Carson Pass.
		Round Top Lake, which is a steep hike past Winnemucca Lake, but it offers awsome views of Lake Tahoe.
	www.nevadaappeal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040715/OUTDOORS/107150002 (962 words)

	Caples Lake Resort - Hiking - 07/20/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hiking trails are in abundance in the surrounding Forestry areas.
		We have photographed the "Winnemucca Lake Wilderness Trail" - a 3/4 mile hike leading to Winnemucca Lake - another 3/4 miles.
		The trail head is two miles away from Caples Lake Resort.
	www.capleslakeresort.com /hiking/hiking.html (53 words)

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