Name: Sylvan Lake

 

County: Park

 

Authority Name: 

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1100946W

Latitude: 442848N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 8415/2565

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Lake

 

Origin of Name:

Lake, Yellowstone National Park, ... 2 miles northwest of Sylvan Pass, on East Entrance Road and 6 miles east of Yellowstone Lake.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

Named for its sylvan scenery. 

Source: WPA

 

Named by the United States Geological Survey in 1878. Sylvan Lake is not surpassed by any name in the Park in point of fitness. No finer example of sylvan scenery can be found anywhere than that embracing this exquisite sheet of water.

Source: Chittenden 

 

Other Names: 

 

Alternative Spellings:

 

History:

 

Stories:

 

Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Sylvan Lake

 

Newspapers:

 

More Information: 

 

Pictures: