Lake Julius (Washington)

Lake Julius
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Location	Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47°44′11″N120°52′34″W / 47.7364544°N 120.8760845°W / 47.7364544; -120.8760845
Primary outflows	Roarking Creek
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	13.3 acres (0.054 km2) [1]
Surface elevation	5,194 ft (1,583 m) [2]

Lake Julius is a freshwater lakes located on the north slope of the Chiwaukum Mountains, in Chelan County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Klonaqua Lakes area. The lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing Cutthroat trout. ^[1]

Location

Julius Lake is accessed from Upper Roaring Creek Trail #1584, a spinoff of Lake Ethel Trail #1585. The Lake Ethel trailhead is located 2.5 miles south on Gill Creek Road #6940 off of U.S. Highway 2 in the community of Merritt. ^[3]

Geography

Lake Julius sits on a highly glaciated and semibarren alpine basin, surrounded by heather and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily larch pines. ^[4]

History

Lake Julius is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Donald, Loch Eileen and Lake Ethel. The lakes were given names by Albert Hale Sylvester, a topographer for the United States Geological Survey working throughout the North Cascades National Park Complex around 1900, named after female family and friends of Sylvester. ^[5] Lake Julius was named by Sylvester after one of his companions from the Forest Service, Julius Kummel. ^[6]

See also

• List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

References

1. "Lake Julius". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lila Lake
3. "Lake Ethel Trail #1585". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. Day Hiking Central Cascades. Mountaineers Books. 2019. p. 156. ISBN   9781594854378.
5. Bravenboer, Martin. "Lake Ethel". Washington Trails Association . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
6. Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN   1680510789.