Downey Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County, Washington

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     This lake is so wonderful. The Glacier Ridge Trail offers hiking at its best, and a nice spot for whitewater paddling is Downey Creek. At Downey Lake throughout the days of summer highs are in the 70's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. Highs during the wintertime are frequently in the 30's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Downey Lake. Just can't get enough of the Northern Cascade Range. Stay the night  
   at Downey Creek Campground, and you'll hit upon a stunning lake called Sulphur Mountain Lake.
Hiking is a popular thing to do around Downey Lake; Fire Creek Trail is a perfect local trail, and Suiattle River is a delightful whitewater spot nearby. Man, is there lots of entertaining things to do close to Downey Lake. Sulphur Creek Campground is a great campground nearby, and perfect hiking is available along the Sulphur Mountain Way. And if that's not enough there's
 
               heaps more exciting things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Bachelor Creek is a stream that you may run into during your stay.
Downey Lake is one of the lakes here in the Northern Cascade Range. Downey Lake sees pretty high levels of rainfall; throughout December this area sees the most rain, and July on the other hand is the driest. Stephens Pass is a very popular ski area around here, and lakes are such serene sites, why not stop by Pilot Lake.

 
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Current weather conditions at Downey Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Snohomish County, Washington
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Local climate location: NEWHALEM 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 48.28972
Longitude: -121.1542

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 Hotels Near Downey Lake:
Howard Johnson Snoqualmie/Summit, Snoqualmie Pass, 44 miles away
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth, 46 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth, 46 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth, 46 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth, 47 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Downey Lake:
Sulphur Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 3 miles away
Downey Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 5 miles away
Mineral Park Campground, Skagit County, 8 miles away
Owl Creek Campground, Snohomish County, 10 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Downey Lake:
Sulphur Mountain Way, Snohomish County, 2 miles away
       3.8 hiking miles, 4270 feet elevation difference
Fire Creek Trail, Snohomish County, 8 miles away
       23.2 hiking miles, 4244 feet elevation difference
Glacier Ridge Trail, Snohomish County, 8 miles away
       14.2 hiking miles, 3891 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Downey Lake:
Stephens Pass, Washington, 29 miles away
      1800 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Downey Lake:
Downey Creek, Snohomish CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Downey Creek trail to Suiattle River)
Suiattle River, Snohomish/Skagit CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class III+ - 16 miles long (Sulphur Creek to Rat Trap Bridge)
Cascade River, Skagit CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II - 6 miles long (Mineral Park to Marble Creek Campground)
 Lakes Near Downey Lake:
Pilot Lake, Snohomish CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Sulphur Mountain Lake, Snohomish CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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