Shield Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County, Washington

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     This lake is so wonderful. Cannon Mountain is trouble-free to spot from Shield Lake, and dry warm beds await you at Best Western Icicle Inn. The Northern Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful. Shield Lake is a wet site that gets lots of precipitation; most of the snow falls during January, and the driest of the months is July.
This lake is so wonderful. The Enchantment Peaks towers over Shield Lake; you can go for a hike on the Snow Lakes Trail. That
 
   right there is lots already, but it carries on; Shield Lake has it all. You have to positively dedicate some time to Enchantment Basin if you're here at Shield Lake; Lake Viviane is a nearby lake that you could stop at. High temperatures at Shield Lake throughout the summertime are in the 60's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's while Shield Lake overnight low temperatures all  
               through the winter are in the 10's.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Northern Cascade Range. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Icicle Creek, and tremendous hiking is available along the County Line Trail. Do check out Temple Lake in the vicinity of Shield Lake, it's a stunning lake, and Shield Lake is right next door to Enchantment Pass which is certainly worth checking out. All the outdoors cool stuff in the Northern Cascade Range will keep you coming back over and over. If you need a location to stay Quality Inn & Suites is a great choice, and you're sure to stumble upon some cheerful people from Ellensburg here.
There's so much to do here at Shield Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Eightmile Campground is a great place for that, and there's whitewater on Icicle Creek for all you adrenaline junkies. This is no site for people who don’t like to have a good time. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Shield Lake; Miller Peak Trail is a glorious local trail, and if you came to camp Bridge Creek Campground is a good site to do that.

 
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Current weather conditions at Shield Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County, Washington
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Local climate location: STEVENS PASS 18 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.49694
Longitude: -120.7806

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These outdoors activities are available near Shield Lake.
 Hotels Near Shield Lake:
Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth, 9 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth, 9 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth, 9 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth, 9 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth, 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Shield Lake:
Eightmile Campground, Chelan County, 3 miles away
Bridge Creek Campground, Chelan County, 3 miles away
Johnny Creek Campground, Chelan County, 5 miles away
Eightmile Lake Campground, Chelan County, 6 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Shield Lake:
Snow Lakes Trail, Chelan County, 4 miles away
      4.2 hiking miles, 3981 feet elevation difference
County Line Trail, Chelan County, 5 miles away
      0.6 hiking miles, 455 feet elevation difference
Miller Peak Trail, Kittitas County, 5 miles away
       4 hiking miles, 2765 feet elevation difference
 Whitewater Near Shield Lake:
Icicle Creek, Chelan CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 9 miles long (Ida Creek to Snow Creek trailhead)
Icicle Creek, Chelan CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class IV+ - 2.2 miles long (Snow Creek trailhead to Leavenworth Hatchery)
Ingalls Creek, Chelan CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class IV - 1 miles long (Ingalls Creek Road to Peshastin Creek)
 Lakes Near Shield Lake:
Temple Lake, Chelan CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Lake Viviane, Chelan CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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