Two Ocean Lake

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Two Ocean Lake
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Two Ocean Lake
Geographical location Wyoming , USA
Drain Pacific RiverSnake River
Location close to the shore Jackson (Wyoming)
Data
Coordinates 43 ° 54 ′ 31 ″  N , 110 ° 31 ′ 19 ″  W Coordinates: 43 ° 54 ′ 31 ″  N , 110 ° 31 ′ 19 ″  W
Two Ocean Lake (Wyoming)
Two Ocean Lake
Altitude above sea level 2130  m

The Two Ocean Lake is a mountain lake in the US state Wyoming . It is located in the northwest of Grand Teton National Park , at an altitude of 2103 meters. At the eastern end, Two Ocean Lake is accessible via a road. It can be circled in around three hours on a ten-kilometer hiking trail.

Via an unnamed, partially straightened watercourse, the lake drains to Pacific Creek , the Snake River and the Columbia River exclusively into the Pacific . The lake is named after the Two Ocean Pass , about 40 km northeast , which drains into both the Pacific and the Atlantic .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Two Ocean Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Grand Teton National Park: Day Hikes. National Park Service, accessed May 4, 2014 .