This rarely visited lake is located in the southeast section of Lassen Volcanic National Park.  As there is a small island in the lake, hence the name. Civil Engineer, Arthur W. Keddie (1842-1924) named the peak after his good friend, Dr. J.H.C. Bonte, For many years, Bonte was the Rector of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Sacramento and later Professor of Legal Ethics and Secretary of the Board of Regents of the University of California.

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