Thornton Lakes, Northern Cascade Range, Whatcom County, Washington     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        Nearby lakes? Sure, Azure Lake is in the vicinity of Thornton Lakes; why not camp at Goodell Campground since you're here at Thornton Lakes. All year is a wonderful time in the Northern Cascade Range if you adore the outdoors. There's splendid hiking along the Sourdough Lookout Trail. You get a good view of Trappers Peak from Thornton Lakes, and camping is available at Group Campground. Now, you may think that's heaps but there's even more cool stuff to do       here at Thornton Lakes. There are wonderful places to look at along the Hidden Lake Trail, and do pay a visit to Lake Chelan National Recreation Area if you're here at Thornton Lakes. Thornton Lakes gets a great deal of water; December is the month that gets the most rain; the driest month is July. So many cool things to do here in the Northern Cascade Range, too tremendous to be true. If you come at the right time of year, Bacon Creek offers some splendid whitewater,                  and don't leave Thornton Lakes without first going for a hike along the Pyramid Lake Trail. This lake is so wonderful. You could also have a look at Triumph Lake if you're here at Thornton Lakes; it's close by, and drift down the rapids of Skagit River in a kayak. Thornton Lakes is located in the Northern Cascade Range. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Thornton Lakes while overnight lows are commonly in the 50's. Highs all through the wintertime are mostly in the 30's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Thornton Lakes.   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