Crag Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington

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     This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Cascade Range. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Crag Lake has to offer, you can camp at Soda Springs Campground, and Buck Lake is a nearby lake that you could take a look at. This lake is so wonderful. Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a fine local forest, and there's great hiking along the Cowlitz Trail.
This lake is so wonderful. Skiing at White Pass is one of those things you just must
 
   do, and nice hiking is available along the Kincaid Trail. Summit Creek is a splendid whitewater spot near Crag Lake, and don't leave Crag Lake without first going for a hike along the Lake Trail. This is no location for people who don’t like to have a good time. There's so much to do here at Crag Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Morse Creek Campground is a glorious location for that, and if you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always  
               go whitewater paddling on Chinook Creek.
All through the months of summer at Crag Lake temperatures are ordinarily in the 60's, and through the night it cools down to the 40's. Through the wintertime highs are regularly in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Crag Lake. Crag Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is typically January, that's the one that snows the most, and the driest month is July. Having a wonderful time in the Northern Cascade Range is easy. Really good skiing awaits you at Crystal Mountain, and you can observe Crag Mountain from Crag Lake.
Dry warm beds await you at Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit. You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors fun stuff the Northern Cascade Range has to offer. If you get bored of Crag Lake, you could also take a look at nearby Fish Lake, and obviously, A spree to Carlton Pass is always fun.

 
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Current weather conditions at Crag Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Yakima County, Washington
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Local climate location: RAINIER PARADISE R S 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.7725
Longitude: -121.4328

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 Hotels Near Crag Lake:
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass, 31 miles away
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 36 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 39 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 39 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 42 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Crag Lake:
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 5 miles away
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 6 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 7 miles away
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Crag Lake:
Lake Trail, Lewis County, 3 miles away
       10.8 hiking miles, 1640 feet elevation difference
Kincaid Trail, Lewis County, 3 miles away
       15 hiking miles, 2899 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County, 3 miles away
       10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Crag Lake:
White Pass, Washington, 7 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 8 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Crag Lake:
Summit Creek, Lewis CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Chinook Creek, Pierce CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
 National Parks Near Crag Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 38 miles away
 Lakes Near Crag Lake:
Buck Lake, Yakima CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Fish Lake, Yakima CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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