Thornton Lakes, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington     Custom Search User input for Thornton Lakes, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington: Be the first to submit input for Thornton Lakes. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       The beauty of Thornton Lakes is reason enough to stop by. Whohoo, so much entertaining stuff in one place! The Northern Cascade Range rocks! Stay the night at Group Campground. Now, you may assume that's a load but there's even more entertaining things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. At Thornton Lakes you can see Trappers Peak; popping by Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is just something you need to do if you haven't yet. This lake is so wonderful.       There's so much to do here at Thornton Lakes that you need to camp here for a while, Goodell Campground is a magnificent location for that, and Triumph Lake is a nearby lake that you could have a look at. All the water falling down from the sky makes Thornton Lakes a wet place; December is the wettest month with most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. If the weather is magnificent here at Thornton Lakes, you can go for a hike along the Pyramid                  Lake Trail; a lake close by is Azure Lake. While you're here at Thornton Lakes you can take a hike along the Hidden Lake Trail; whitewater paddling is pleasant on Skagit River. Through the warm days of summer at Thornton Lakes highs are commonly in the 70's; the overnight is somewhat cooler of course, generally in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at Thornton Lakes temperatures fall to the 30's. Having a great time at Thornton Lakes is trouble-free. Paddling on Bacon Creek is so much fun, and the Sourdough Lookout Trail is a perfect hiking trail close by. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Cascade Range.   Current weather conditions at Thornton Lakes, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington Local climate location: NEWHALEM 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 48.68806 Longitude: -121.3314 Northern Cascade Range Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Cascade Range. Northern Cascade Range Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Northern Cascade Range. Washington Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Washington Whatcom County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Whatcom County Books about Thornton Lakes List of books available on Amazon.com about Thornton Lakes, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington. Outdoors Recreation Near Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, the metro area neareast to Thornton Lakes. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Washington Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Washington.     These outdoors activities are available near Thornton Lakes.   Camp Grounds Near Thornton Lakes: Group Campground, Whatcom County, 4 miles away Goodell Campground, Whatcom County, 5 miles away Newhalem Campground, Whatcom County, 5 miles away Bacon Creek Campground, Skagit County, 6 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Thornton Lakes: Hidden Lake Trail, Skagit County, 12 miles away        5.8 hiking miles, 2693 feet elevation difference Pyramid Lake Trail, Whatcom County, 14 miles away        2.2 hiking miles, 1153 feet elevation difference Sourdough Lookout Trail, Whatcom County, 17 miles away        16.4 hiking miles, 5982 feet elevation difference   Whitewater Near Thornton Lakes: Skagit River, Whatcom CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class II-III+ - 8.9 miles long (Goodell Creek to Copper Creek) Bacon Creek, Whatcom/Skagit CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class II+(IV) - 6 miles long (Falls Creek to Skagit River confluence) Cascade River, Skagit CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class V - 8.1 miles long (Marble Creek Campground to Bridge Close to Skagit confluence)   National Parks Near Thornton Lakes: Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA, 59 miles away North Cascades National Park, Sedro-Woolley - WA, 59 miles away Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Sedro-Woolley - WA, 59 miles away   Lakes Near Thornton Lakes: Triumph Lake, Whatcom CountyCounty, 4 miles away Azure Lake, Whatcom CountyCounty, 7 miles away