A tarn (or corrie loch ) is a mountain lake , pond or pool, formed in a cirque (or "corrie") excavated by a glacier . A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn.
7-473: Angel Lake is a glacial tarn in the northern part of the East Humboldt Range , in central Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada . It is located at approximately 41°01.6′N 115°05.1′W / 41.0267°N 115.0850°W / 41.0267; -115.0850 , and at an elevation of 8,378 feet (2,554 m). It has an area of approximately 13 acres (5.3 hectares), and
14-461: A depth of up to 29 feet (8.8 m). A 12-mile (19 km) scenic highway, State Route 231 , climbs from Interstate 80 's exit 351 in Wells to the eastern shore of the lake. Located at the base of a steep cirque , the lake is surrounded by high cliffs. Greys Peak (10,674 ft; 3,253 m) rises high to the west, and to the south is a group of pinnacles known as Chimney Rock. Far below and to
21-639: Is also from a related word. The specific technical use for a body of water in a glacial corrie comes from high number of tarns found in corries in the Lake District , an upland area in North-West England. Nonetheless, there are many more bodies of water called 'tarn' in the Lake District than actually fit this technical use. Tarns are the result of small glaciers called cirque glaciers. Glacial cirques (or 'corries') form as hollows on mountainsides near
28-624: Is widely used as the name for small lakes or ponds , regardless of their location and origin (e.g. Talkin Tarn , Urswick Tarn , Malham Tarn ). Similarly, in Scandinavian languages , a tjern or tjørn (both Norwegian) or tjärn or tärn (both Swedish) is a small natural lake, often in a forest or with vegetation closely surrounding it or growing into the tarn. The name of the Tjörnin in Reykjavik , Iceland
35-412: The firn line . Eventually, the hollow in which a cirque glacier develops may become a large bowl shape in the side of the mountain, caused by weathering, by ice segregation, and as well as being eroded by plucking . The basin will become deeper as it continues to be eroded by ice segregation and abrasion. A cirque typically will be partially surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs , with a fourth side
42-539: The Angel Creek Campground. The lake was named after Warren M. Angel, an early rancher in nearby Clover Valley. Tarn (lake) The word is derived from the Old Norse word tjörn ("a small mountain lake without tributaries") meaning pond. In parts of Northern England – predominantly Cumberland and Westmorland (where there are 197), but also areas of North Lancashire and North Yorkshire – 'tarn'
49-432: The east lies Clover Valley and the community of Wells . Angel Lake is one of the most popular recreation sites in the area. On its shore is a 26-site campground, and an 11-site picnic area. The lake itself is available for fishing and non-motorized rafts. A paved trailhead provides access for routes to nearby Smith Lake and to the more distant Greys Lake. Down the access road can be found a trailhead for Winchell Lake, and
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