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    If you are in this part of Washington make sure to pay a visit to Cirque Lake. If the weather is great here at Cirque Lake, you can go for a hike along the Bear Creek Mountain Trail, and do set aside some time for Conrad Meadows while you're here at Cirque Lake. You can never get enough of the delightful skiing at Crystal Mountain, and a quick tour to Butte Meadows Creek is certainly a nice idea.
This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Tieton River
 
   - South Fork next to Cirque Lake, and Cirque Lake is fine enough to spend more than a day at, White Pass Campground is a fine local campground. Now, you may think that's a heap but there's even more amusing stuff to do here at Cirque Lake. If you came to camp Grey Creek Campground is a delightful location to do that; skiing at White Pass is one of those things you just must do. You clearly have to adore the Northern Cascade Range. On a good day at Cirque Lake  
               you can take a hike along the Minnie Meadows Trail, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always check out nearby Diamond Lake.
Cirque Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Cascade Range. A lot of rain falls at Cirque Lake; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is July. Man, is there a load of fun stuff to do in the Northern Cascade Range. A brilliant spot for whitewater paddling in close proximity to Cirque Lake is Cispus River, and Spencer Point is uncomplicated to spot from Cirque Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. There is a perfect hiking trail next to Cirque Lake called the Tieton Meadows Trail. Lakes? Sure, Conrad Lake is in the neighborhood. Through the summer highs here at Cirque Lake reach the 70's while overnight lows are mostly in the 50's. All through the wintertime highs are mostly in the 40's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Cirque Lake descend into the 20's.

 
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Current weather conditions at Cirque Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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Local climate location: PACKWOOD 8 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.46056
Longitude: -121.2975

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These outdoors activities are available near Cirque Lake.
 Hotels Near Cirque Lake:
Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, 38 miles away
Comfort Suites Hood River, Hood River, 39 miles away
Cousins Country Inn, The Dalles, 41 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 41 miles away
The Dalles Super 8 Motel, The Dalles, 41 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Cirque Lake:
Grey Creek Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 11 miles away
Rimrock Public Campground and Boat Landing, Yakima County, 11 miles away
Soda Spring Campground, Yakima County, 11 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Cirque Lake:
Bear Creek Mountain Trail, Yakima County, 2 miles away
      15.9 hiking miles, 2593 feet elevation difference
Minnie Meadows Trail, Yakima County, 5 miles away
      3.3 hiking miles, 2418 feet elevation difference
Tieton Meadows Trail, Yakima County, 6 miles away
      5.5 hiking miles, 3251 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Cirque Lake:
White Pass, Washington, 10 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 26 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Cirque Lake:
Tieton River - South Fork, Yakima CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV(V+) - 5.7 miles long (Grey Creek Campground to Rimrock Lake)
Cispus River, Lewis CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class V - 4 miles long (Goat Creek to FR 2160)
Summit Creek, Lewis CountyCounty, 20 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
 National Parks Near Cirque Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 49 miles away
 Lakes Near Cirque Lake:
Diamond Lake, Yakima CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Conrad Lake, Yakima CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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White Pass
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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.
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Sand Ridge Trail
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Rimrock Lake
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Bench Lake
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This is Bench Lake in the Bird Creek area of Mt. Adams, Washington. This is located on the Yakama Reservation portion of land called Tract D which was Treaty land deeded back to the tribes in 1973. Mt. Adams plays peekaboo here with Little Mt. Adams.

The ranger of this area, Richard Canapo, stays in a trailer up the hill at the entrance by Mirror Lake and is a good source of local information as well as maps of the trails in the area. Permits are as follows:

Entry permit... $5. 00 for a 5 day entry fee

Camping and fishing permits are in addition to entry fees and are:

Camping... $10. 00 per night per space Fishing ... $5. 00 per day or $10. 00 for 5 days

You can have up to 12 pieces of split firewood per night of camping.

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Crystal Mountain
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