California Gazetteer
Hester Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Fresno County. The primary coordinates for Hester Lake places it within the CA 93664 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hester Lake |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | In Kings Canyon National Park 1.3 km (0.8 mi) southwest of Langille Peak. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named for Clinton Hester and his son, Robert M Hester. The son was a pilot of a B-24 bomber which crashed here in 1943 and was discovered in 1960 by a party of geologists and a National Park Service ranger. The father spent over 14 years until his death in 1959, searching for the body of his son. (US-T121) |
| County: | Fresno County |
| Latitude: | 37.0931782 |
| Longitude: | -118.624233 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hester Lake: Hester Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Hester Lake does not include property ownership information.
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