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     Washington has many beautiful lakes and Blakenship Lakes is one of them. This lake is so wonderful. Go for a hike on the Blankenship Meadows Trail, and Pear Butte is a peak you can distinguish from Blakenship Lakes. All the outdoors exciting things in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back time and again. Blakenship Lakes is a perfect spot to visit for more than one day, Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest is a perfect spot to camp nearby,  
   and if you come at the right time of year, Bumping River offers some magnificent whitewater. Blankenship Meadows is a lovely place any time of year, and get yourself into a kayak and hit American River.
All the water falling down from the sky makes Blakenship Lakes a wet place; the wettest month of the year is frequently January, that's the one that snows the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Looking for something next to
 
               Blakenship Lakes? Summit Lakes is in close proximity. This place, Blakenship Lakes, it simply has so much outdoors exciting stuff. Good hiking is available along the Indian Creek Trail, and why not head up to White Pass and strap some skis to your feet.
The snow is great at Crystal Mountain, and White Pass Campground is a tremendous campground nearby. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here, you might as well pop by Mosquito Valley, and there are good places to explore along the Sand Ridge Trail. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. Nearby lakes? Sure, Round Lake is right next door to Blakenship Lakes, and if you need a site to stay Suncadia Resort is a pleasant choice.
This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. During the long summer days, highs ordinarily are in the 60's at Blakenship Lakes, and all through the night it cools down to the 40's. During the winter the highs are mostly in the 30's while Blakenship Lakes night low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 10's.

 
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Current weather conditions at Blakenship Lakes, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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Local climate location: RAINIER PARADISE R S 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.72083
Longitude: -121.3367

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 Hotels Near Blakenship Lakes:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 33 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 35 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 35 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 49 miles away
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, 49 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Blakenship Lakes:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 5 miles away
Bumping Lake - Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan, 7 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
Boat Landing Campground, Yakima County, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Blakenship Lakes:
Sand Ridge Trail, Yakima County, 1 miles away
      10 hiking miles, 2174 feet elevation difference
Blankenship Meadows Trail, Yakima County, 1 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 1367 feet elevation difference
Indian Creek Trail, Lewis County, 2 miles away
       6.8 hiking miles, 1528 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Blakenship Lakes:
White Pass, Washington, 5 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 14 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Blakenship Lakes:
American River, -blank- CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)
Bumping River, Yakima CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River)
American River, Yakima CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class III-IV - 4.7 miles long (Hell's Crossing to American Forks)
 National Parks Near Blakenship Lakes:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 44 miles away
 Lakes Near Blakenship Lakes:
Summit Lakes, Yakima CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Round Lake, Yakima CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Sand Ridge Trail
The hike started out on the dry sandy rocky trail and with a slight grade up. After the 0.75 of a mile and 300 foot gain or so there was a fork; shortly after the you're ?entering the wilderness? sign, trail 1147, or Little Buck Trail is to the right. We haven't been on it, but it is suppose to be about a 0.9 of a mile and end up at the Indian Creek Trailhead and campground. After that fork Sand Ridge Trail, 1104, goes up for about 1 mile, and the foot gain for that mile is about 900 feet. According to the maps and the GPS we were using, the trail begins at about 3400 feet and goes to about 4600 feet. The last mile is like a standard up and down hike until the Shellrock Lake Trail junction, trail 1142 to the left, after that we don't know. Overall, for about the first 2 miles there is a 1200 foot gain in elevation, and then it evens out for a while. However, we had to turn around when we thought we were almost to the Shellrock Lake Trail junction due to a couple feet of snow pack and melt off....

Granite Lake
Granite Lake has crystal clear water, is surrounded by a very primtive campground. I don't recall how many campsites there are, but I have never been there when there was more than one other party. The surrounding area is incredibly beautiful, well worth the extremely rough road in. 4 wheel drive only. There is an abandoned copper mine in the area, and if you can find the trailhead, (good luck), the scenery is breathtaking. I've been to the mine 3 times. Watch out for bears! There is a ghost town below the copper mine. Very little is left. There are picnic tables, no water and no bathrooms. Come prepared....

White Pass
...abundant snowfall and unspoiled beauty.
It has a wide variety of terrain for all abilities, a ski school with programs for everyone and places to relax and enjoy good times after the day is over.
What really makes it special though, is the friendly, family-oriented atmosphere. It's what makes White Pass a ski and snowboard paradise.
The White Pass experience starts with a bountiful snowfall (350'' in an average season) and with the highest base elevation on the crest of the Washington Cascades.
The resort strikes a perfect balance between pulse quickening steeps, wide open cruisers and gentle learning areas with 33 percent of the terrain geared toward experts, 43 percent toward intermediates and 24 percent toward beginners.
Nothing gets you to the top faster than the Great White Express, Washington's only Doppelmayr high-speed detachable quad. Great White can take you from the base to the summit in five minutes.
White Pass is recognized as one of the greatest mountains to ride in the Northwest. Natural quarter-pipes, kickers, drops, cornices and chutes challenge eve...

Crystal Mountain
13 miles away
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Crystal Mountain is a big mountain with all kinds of skiing available, easy, hard, you pick. The scenery is great, and so is the snow....

Rimrock Lake
14 miles away
Robin, you can have fires in camp at Rimrock as long as there are no fire bans in the Wenatchee National Forest, you can find out if there is a ban by going to the Naches Ranger Station online or along Highway 12 going through Naches up White Pass....When is the best time to troll for silvers in Rimrock Lake?...Would like to now if we are allowed to have camp fires at rimrock lake....

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