Butte Lake (California)

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lake_name = Butte Lake
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location = Northern California
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Butte Lake is a lake located in the northeast section of Lassen Volcanic National Park at an elevation of Convert|6000|ft|m|-1|abbr=on. The irregularly-shaped lake lies at the northern end of Cinder Cone and the Fantastic Lava Beds, which is a complex of lava flows and a cinder cone.Lassen Volcanic National Park map, 2007.] Water from Butte Lake drains via Butte Creek, which flows north out of the parkland. There is a campground and ranger station located to the west of the lake. Butte Lake is accessible via an unpaved road which branches off from California Route 44. [Cite web|title=Butte Lake, USGS PROSPECT PEAK (CA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?datum=NAD83&lat=40.56211&lon=-121.28969|publisher=TopoQuest.com|accessdate=2008-06-29]

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