Massacre Lake

Massacre Lake
Massacre Lake
LocationWashoe County, Nevada
Coordinates41°39′12″N 119°36′18″W / 41.65333°N 119.60500°W / 41.65333; -119.60500
Surface elevation1,704 m (5,591 ft)

Massacre Lake is a lake in the northwest of the U.S. state of Nevada. It was named in commemoration of a supposed 1850 massacre of a party of pioneers. However, a later study suggested that the supposed massacre never took place, due to it being absent in contemporary records. As of 2021, the lake is the site of the oldest known mastodon remains in North America, dating to 16.5-16.4 million years ago.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.