Christmas Lake, Christmas (Lake) Valley, and nearby Peter's Sink and Peter's Creek were named for pioneer stockman Peter Christman, who grazed his cattle there and had a house at Silver Lake,  to the southwest.
Christmas Lake, Christmas (Lake) Valley, and nearby Peter's Sink and Peter's Creek were named after pioneer stockman Peter Christman, who grazed his cattle there and had a house at Silver Lake, to the southwest.