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Crescent Lake (Utah)

Coordinates: 41°58′41″N 111°37′41″W / 41.9779331°N 111.6280034°W / 41.9779331; -111.6280034
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Crescent Lake
Location of Crescent Lake in Utah, USA.
Location of Crescent Lake in Utah, USA.
Crescent Lake
Location of Crescent Lake in Utah, USA.
Location of Crescent Lake in Utah, USA.
Crescent Lake
LocationCache County, Utah
Coordinates41°58′41″N 111°37′41″W / 41.9779331°N 111.6280034°W / 41.9779331; -111.6280034
TypeLake
Surface elevation8,435 feet (2,571 m)

Crescent Lake is a lake in northeastern Cache County, Utah, United States.[1]

Description

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The lake is located in the Bear River Range within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest[2] at an elevation of 8,435 feet (2,571 m)[1]

Crescent Lake was so named on account of its outline being shaped like a crescent.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Crescent Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "MyTopo Maps - Crescent Lake, Utah, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 12 Feb 2018.
  3. ^ Van Cott, John W. (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names: A Compilation. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7. OCLC 797284427. Retrieved 15 Feb 2018.