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Go to Blue Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. This lake is so wonderful. A lake nearby is Little Lake, and whitewater paddling is great on Tieton River - South Fork. Blue Lake is a pretty wet place frequently with a large amount of rainfall; most of the rain falls all through January; the driest month is July. If you fancy the outdoors you'll fancy it here in the Northern Cascade Range. Crystal Mountain has brilliant slopes and a friendly staff It's always
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This place, the Northern Cascade Range, has so much outdoors fun things. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Bear Creek Mountain Trail, and paddling on Tieton River is so much fun. This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. Blue Lake beyond doubt is in the middle of a striking outdoors paradise. Rimrock Public Campground and Boat Landing is a glorious campground nearby; pleasant skiing awaits | |
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you at White Pass.
For the period of the warmest time of the year at Blue Lake highs are frequently in the 70's while overnight lows are commonly in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's
overnight here at Blue Lake. Green Lake is a nearby lake that you could check out, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Blue Lake; Grey Rock Trail is a great local trail.
A cool spot to stop by close to Blue Lake is Blue
Slide, and the peak of Darland Mountain can be seen from Blue Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Minnie Meadows Trail; Grey Creek Campground is a good local campground.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.5525
Longitude: -121.2003
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| | Hiking Trails Near Blue Lake:
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Grey Rock Trail, Yakima County, 6 miles away
4.8 hiking miles, 803 feet elevation difference |
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| | Ski Areas Near Blue Lake:
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White Pass, Washington, 13 miles away
1500 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Blue Lake:
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Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake) |
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Tieton River, Yakima CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class III+ - 11.5 miles long (Rimrock Reservoir to Windy Point Campground) |
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Bumping River, Yakima CountyCounty, 18 miles away
Class II - 10.5 miles long (Bumping Reservoir to American River) |
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Rimrock Lake
 | 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.... |
Sand Ridge Trail
| 11 miles away
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.... |
White Pass
| 13 miles away
...oard 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 even the most experienced boarder. It offers a half-pipe.
It's got one of the most scenic and well-maintained cross-country areas in the Northwest. The 18 km of double track, which allows both classic and skating, circles a picturesque lake and then climbs into the Wenatchee National Forest.
The White Pass Learning Center... |
Granite Lake
| 15 miles away
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.... |
Crystal Mountain
| 26 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.... |
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