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Convict Lake (Mono: Wit-sa-nap) is a lake located in Mono County, California, United States, situated in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It is known for its turquoise-blue water, the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround it, the trout fishing it affords, and its unusual history. The lake was renamed from its traditional Mono name by American settlers after an incident on September 23, 1871, in which a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City, Nevada, and took refuge near the lake. They were pursued by a posse, and after it caught up to the convicts, a shootout followed, in which a number of both posse members and convicts were killed or wounded. The remaining convicts who survived initially escaped but were eventually captured to be taken back to p

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  • Convict Lake (en)
  • Convict Lake (de)
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  • Convict Lake (fr)
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  • Der Convict Lake (deutsch: Sträflingssee) ist ein See in der Region der in der Sierra Nevada im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Der See wird von markanten Bergen umrahmt und ist für Freizeitfischer ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel. Er wird durch den entwässert. (de)
  • El lago Convict es un lago situado en la , perteneciente a Sierra Nevada, en California, Estados Unidos. Es célebre por la pesca y por el paisaje montañoso que la rodea, como el ). Su superficie está a una altitud de 7850 pies (2393 m). (es)
  • Convict Lake (Mono: Wit-sa-nap) is a lake located in Mono County, California, United States, situated in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It is known for its turquoise-blue water, the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround it, the trout fishing it affords, and its unusual history. The lake was renamed from its traditional Mono name by American settlers after an incident on September 23, 1871, in which a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City, Nevada, and took refuge near the lake. They were pursued by a posse, and after it caught up to the convicts, a shootout followed, in which a number of both posse members and convicts were killed or wounded. The remaining convicts who survived initially escaped but were eventually captured to be taken back to p (en)
  • Convict Lake est un lac situé dans le comté de Mono, en Californie, aux États-Unis, situé dans la (en) des montagnes de la Sierra Nevada. Le lac est connu pour son eau bleu turquoise, les montagnes spectaculaires qui l'entourent (dont le (en)), la pêche à la truite qu'il offre et son histoire inhabituelle. Le lac, connu des Païutes sous le nom de Wit-sa-nap, a été renommé par les colons après un incident survenu le 23 septembre 1871, au cours duquel un groupe de condamnés s'est évadé de prison à Carson City, au Nevada, et s'est réfugié près du lac. Ils ont été poursuivis par un détachement qui a rattrapé les évadés. Une fusillade a suivi, au cours de laquelle des hommes du détachement et des condamnés ont été tués ou blessés. Les condamnés qui ont survécu ont réussi à fuir mais ont final (fr)
  • Il lago Convict è un lago della California, negli Stati Uniti d'America, contea di Mono. Fa parte della catena Sherwin nelle montagne della Sierra Nevada. Esso è noto per le acque color azzurro-turchese, per le montagne che lo circondano, tra le quali il Monte Morrison, per la pesca delle trote che lo popolano e per la drammatica vicenda cui è legato. (it)
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