Spillway Lake and Kuna Crest. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

First signs of autumn in the Yosemite backcountry.
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Kuna Crest near Spillway Lake. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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Fiesta Lake. Yosemite National Park. September 16, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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Near Spillway Lake. Yosemite National Park. September 18, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Spillway Lake is in the Yosemite backcountry in the Mono/Parker Pass area, just below the ridge of Kuna Crest. Although the lake is not visible in this picture, it is in the basin below the far ridge.