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Waptus Lake is a nice lake to visit. This lake is so wonderful. Skiing at Snoqualmie is one of those things you just ought to do; a quick tour to Quick Creek is unquestionably a wonderful idea. A lake close by is Cooper Lake; if you need a spot to stay Suncadia Resort is a fine choice. Now, you may feel that's heaps but there's even more amusing stuff to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Cle Elum River, and hiking along
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Waptus Lake is located in the Northern Cascade Range. If only every location had this much outdoors amusing things, what a great globe it would be. A nice location to camp here at Waptus Lake is Tucquala Meadow Campground, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Stephens Pass since you're here. Waptus Pass is a great place to check out nearby.
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experience; Waptus Lake is right by the Escondido Trail. All the water falling down from the sky makes Waptus Lake a wet place; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow; the driest month is July. This lake is so wonderful.
If you get bored of Waptus Lake, you could also take a look at nearby Spade Lake, and soar down the rapids of Cooper River in a kayak.
At Waptus Lake all through the summer months highs are in the 60's. For the period of the dark
hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Waptus Lake temperatures plunge to the 10's. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! The
Northern Cascade Range is peerless! Have a good hiking adventure along the Red Mountain Trail, and Stewart Lodge is a magnificent place to get some rest.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.50389
Longitude: -121.1775
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| These outdoors activities are available near Waptus Lake. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Waptus Lake:
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| | Hiking Trails Near Waptus Lake:
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Escondido Trail, Kittitas County, 2 miles away
8 hiking miles, 2634 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Michael Trail, Kittitas County, 6 miles away
20 hiking miles, 2568 feet elevation difference |
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Red Mountain Trail, Kittitas County, 6 miles away
4 hiking miles, 3318 feet elevation difference |
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| | Ski Areas Near Waptus Lake:
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Snoqualmie, Washington, 17 miles away
1100 vertical feet |
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Alpental, Washington, 18 miles away
2280 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Waptus Lake:
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Cooper River, Kittitas CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Waterfall to Cle Elum River) |
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class II - 4 miles long (Salmon La Sac Creek to Cle Elum Reservoir) |
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Cle Elum River, Kittitas CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class IV-V - 8.5 miles long (Scatter Creek to Salmon La Sac Creek) |
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18 miles away
