Crystal Lake, Chugach Mountains, Anchorage Borough, Alaska

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     This lake is so wonderful. Crow Glacier is an exciting spot to stop by while at Crystal Lake; since you're here, you might as well take a look at Crow Pass. Just can't get enough of Crystal Lake. Gold Miners Hotel is a pleasant spot to get some rest. Lakes? Sure, Luebner Lake is in the vicinity.
Crystal Lake is pretty dry mostly; September is the month that gets the most rain; April on the other hand is the driest. All year is a pleasant time in the Chugach
 
   Mountains if you love the outdoors. Don't forget to take a perfect little journey to Milk Creek, and if the weather is fine, you can go for a hike along the Crow Pass Trail. Through the warm days of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 60's at Crystal Lake, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 10's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Crystal Lake.
Crystal Lake is a beautiful lake in the Chugach Mountains.
 
               Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop by nearby Eklutna Lake. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Crystal Lake has to offer, you can camp at Portage Valley RV Park and Cabin Rentals. There's so much to do here at Crystal Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Bertha Creek Campground is a fine place for that, and Alyeska is a great local ski area.
So much enjoyable stuff to do here in the Chugach Mountains, too great to be true. There are some great whitewater spots on Portage River; Barnes Mountain is pretty and can be spotted from here. This lake is so wonderful. A good close by hotel is The Hotel Alyeska, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Eagle River.

 
The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood
4 miles away
The Hotel Alyeska is a Chateau style property located on Mount Alyeskas ski slopes with ski in/ski out accessibility. The 60 person aerial tram departs directly from the skiers concourse which is atta...

Gold Miners Hotel, Palmer
18 miles away
Gold Miner's Hotel in Palmer Alaska, offers downtown lodging, restaurant, lounge, conference, and banquet facilities. Spectacular scenery, hiking, biking, skiing, gold panning, dog mushing, snow mobil...

Current weather conditions at Crystal Lake, Chugach Mountains, Anchorage Borough, Alaska
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Local climate location: EKLUTNA PROJECT 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 61.05194
Longitude: -149.1217

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 Hotels Near Crystal Lake:
The Hotel Alyeska, Girdwood, 4 miles away
Gold Miners Hotel, Palmer, 18 miles away
Agate Inn, Wasilla, 23 miles away
Grand View Inn And Suites, Wasilla, 24 miles away
ALASKAS SELECT INN WASILLA, Wasilla, 25 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Crystal Lake:
Portage Valley RV Park and Cabin Rentals, Portage, 12 miles away
Bertha Creek Campground, Kenai Peninsula County, 13 miles away
Mountain View RV Park, Palmer, 17 miles away
Beaver Pond Campground, Anchorage County, 17 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Crystal Lake:
Alyeska, Alaska, 23 miles away
      2500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Crystal Lake:
Eagle River, Anchorage BoroughBorough, 11 miles away
      Class IV - 3 miles long (Echo Bend to Rapids Camp)
Portage River, Municipality of Anchorage BoroughBorough, 17 miles away
      Class -blank- - 13 miles long (Portage Lake to Turnagain Arm)
Twentymile River, Anchorage BoroughBorough, 17 miles away
      Class -blank- - 20 miles long (Carmen Lake to Turnagain Arm)
 National Parks Near Crystal Lake:
Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward - AK, 38 miles away
Katmai National Park & Preserve, King Salmon - AK, 49 miles away
Denali National Park & Preserve, Denali Park - AK, 66 miles away
 Trails Near Crystal Lake:
Crow Pass Trail, Anchorage Borough, 1 miles away
 Lakes Near Crystal Lake:
Eklutna Lake, Anchorage BoroughBorough, 12 miles away
Luebner Lake, Anchorage BoroughBorough, 14 miles away

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