Bonny Lakes
{{other uses of|Bonny Lake|Lake Bonney (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Bonny Lakes
| image = Bonny lakes.jpg
| caption = Both west and east lakes
| alt = View of both Bonny Lakes
| location = Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa County, Oregon, US
| coords = {{coord|45.1834889|-117.1610013|type:waterbody_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1138432|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
{{cite gnis
| id = 1138432
| name = Bonny Lakes
| accessdate = 2008-11-21 }}
| type = Pond
| inflow = Big Sheep Creek
| outflow = Big Sheep Creek
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| basin_countries = United States
| length = West Lake: {{convert|195|yd|m|abbr=on}} East Lake: {{convert|189|yd|m|abbr=on}}
| width = West Lake: {{convert|189|yd|m|abbr=on}} East Lake: {{convert|80|yd|m|abbr=on}}
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| depth = West Lake: {{convert|6|ft|m|abbr=on}} East Lake: {{convert|4|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|7840|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| image_bathymetry = Bonny_lake_west.jpg
| caption_bathymetry = The more western of the two lakes
| alt_bathymetry = View of western lake
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| pushpin_map = Oregon#USA
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Bonny Lakes in Oregon, USA.
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Bonny Lakes are two small, shallow, mountain ponds located in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of Northeastern Oregon, United States. They are positioned in a large meadow on Aneroid Mountain known as Bonny Lakes basin,{{cite peakware|id=3263|name=Petes Point|accessdate=2009-03-03}} which is about two miles east of Dollar Lake.{{cite book|first=Frank|last=Barstad|title=Hiking Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness|year=2002|publisher=Morris Book Publishing}} Together they are listed as the 13th highest lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness at 7,840 ft (2,390 m).{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917020610/http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml|archivedate=2008-09-17|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/recreation/wilderness/elevations-ecw.shtml|accessdate=2008-11-24|title=Elevations of Points Near Eagle Cap Wilderness|work=Wallowa-Whitman National Forest|publisher=U.S. Forest Service}}
Trail
Bonny Lakes can be accessed by either the Wallowa Lake Trailhead (10 miles of travel) or the Tenderfoot Trailhead (3.5 miles of travel).{{cite web|url=http://www.josephoregon.com/panofiles/java_panos/bonny_lk_pano.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093527/http://www.josephoregon.com/panofiles/java_panos/bonny_lk_pano.htm |archivedate=2008-07-05|accessdate=2009-03-03|title=Bonny Lake Panorama }} The lakes lie on Trail 1802.
See also
References
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Category:Lakes of Wallowa County, Oregon
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