Twin Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Pierce County, Washington

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     This lake is one of the great places here in the Northern Cascade Range. Twin Lake generally gets lots of rainfall; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest of the months is July. There are splendid sites to discover along the Clearwater Trail, and obviously, all our national parks are nice places to visit and Mount Rainier National Park is no exception.
This lake is so wonderful. McGilvery Creek is a magnificent local stream;
 
   don't leave Twin Lake without first going for a hike along the Summit Lake Trail. There's no way someone can get bored here in the Northern Cascade Range. Why not camp at Cougar Rock Campground while you're here at Twin Lake, and there's good hiking along the Carbon Trail. High temperatures at Twin Lake through the long summer days are in the 70's while nighttime lows are usually in the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are regularly in the 40's while Twin  
               Lake nighttime low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 30's.
Yep, outdoors cool things truly is plentiful here in the Northern Cascade Range. At Twin Lake you can catch a glimpse of Bearhead Mountain; dry warm beds await you at Kings Valu Inn. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Twin Lake, you'll come across Lily Lake which is a pretty lake, and there are some brilliant whitewater spots on White River.
Yep, outdoors enjoyable stuff to do are in fact abundant here at Twin Lake. A glorious place to camp here at Twin Lake is Ipsut Creek Campground, and if you need a site to stay Econo Lodge Buckley is a tremendous choice. There are other places here than Twin Lake, for example Summit Lake; get yourself into a kayak and hit Clearwater River - White River Tributary.

 
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Current weather conditions at Twin Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Pierce County, Washington
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Local climate location: BUCKLEY 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.03222
Longitude: -121.8178

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These outdoors activities are available near Twin Lake.
 Hotels Near Twin Lake:
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 13 miles away
Econo Lodge Buckley, Buckley, 16 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie, 23 miles away
Holiday Inn SEATTLE-ISSAQUAH, Issaquah, 29 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Seattle/Issaquah, Issaquah, 30 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Twin Lake:
Ipsut Creek Campground, Pierce County, 3 miles away
Cougar Rock Campground, Pierce County, 13 miles away
Longmire Campground, Lewis County, 14 miles away
White River Campground, Pierce County, 14 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Twin Lake:
Clearwater Trail, Pierce County, 1 miles away
      10.6 hiking miles, 2788 feet elevation difference
Summit Lake Trail, Pierce County, 2 miles away
      5.1 hiking miles, 1322 feet elevation difference
Carbon Trail, Pierce County, 3 miles away
      11.4 hiking miles, 3299 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Twin Lake:
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 24 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Twin Lake:
Clearwater River - White River Tributary, Pierce CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Bridge to confluence with White River)
White River, Pierce CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class III - 13.5 miles long (West Fork to Bridge Camp)
South Praire Creek, Pierce CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V - 6.6 miles long (East Fork to Spiketon Road)
 National Parks Near Twin Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 18 miles away
 Lakes Near Twin Lake:
Lily Lake, Pierce CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Summit Lake, Pierce CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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