Lake Vernon

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| name = Lake Vernon

| image = LakeVernon.jpg

| caption = North across the upper part of Lake Vernon, which lies in a region of prevailing massive granite. Mahan Peak on the right.

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| location = Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California,
United States

| coords = {{coord|38.0135305|-119.7237862|format=dms|region:US-CA_type:waterbody_source:gnis|display=inline,title}} {{cite gnis|253624|Lake Vernon}}

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| elevation = {{convert|6568|ft|0}}

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

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Lake Vernon is located in the Tiltill Valley in the northern sector of Yosemite National Park just north of Hetch Hetchy Valley. The surface elevation of the lake is {{Convert|6568|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. Due to the remote location of the lake, it is usually only accessed as a backpacking destination. The area surrounding the lake was once home to a band of Sierra Miwok Indians, and numerous artifacts can be found in the area. Lake Vernon is the source of Falls Creek, which feeds Wapama Falls.