Elsay Lake

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lake_name = Elsay Lake
image_lake = Elsay_Lake.jpg
caption_lake = seen from Mount Bishop Looking South
location = North Vancouver, British Columbia
basin_countries= Canada
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outflow = Elsay Creek
inflow = runoff from Mount Elsay
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Elsay Lake is a lake 15 km NE of North Vancouver, located near the Centre of Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Originally named Mystery Lake and still known to some as such. [http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=2861] It has subsequently be re-named Mount Elsay, after nearby Elsay Creek. This names is thought to derive from a Scottish settler, probably after a place name in Scotland. [http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=2858]

Hiking Routes

Although the lake can be approached from Indian Arm, it is more easily accessed via the Elsay Lake Trail which takes one to the East of Mount Seymour and Mount Elsay.

References

External links

* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/mt_seymour/ Mount Seymour Provincial Park] Official Web Site