Budd Lake (California)

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| name = Budd Lake

| image = The start of Budd Creek, Yosemite, on Budd Lake, Cockscomb in the background.jpg

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| caption = The start of Budd Creek, Yosemite, on Budd Lake, Cockscomb in the background

| location = Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park

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| elevation = {{convert|10110|ft|m}}

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Budd Lake in California, USA.

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Budd Lake is a lake in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park, United States.{{GNIS|254673}} Budd Lake is the source of Budd Creek.{{Cite web |url=https://california.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,254672,n,budd%20creek.cfm |title=Budd Creek - Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information}}

Budd Lake was named for James Budd, 19th Governor of California.{{cite book|last=Browning|first=Peter|title=Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N3Rs7E7_J_IC&pg=PA19|year=2005|publisher=Great West Books|isbn=978-0-944220-19-1|page=19}}

File:"Budd Lake and Cathedral Peak", ca 1885, by Thomas Hill.jpg]]