Loch Eileen

Loch Eileen
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Location	Chelan County, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47°44′29″N120°53′22″W / 47.7414906°N 120.8894319°W / 47.7414906; -120.8894319
Primary outflows	Roarking Creek
Basin  countries	United States
Surface elevation	5,512 ft (1,680 m) [1]

Loch Eileen 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. ^[2]

Loch Eileen sits on a highly glaciated and semibarren alpine basin, surrounded by heather and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily larch pines. ^[3]

History

Loch Eileen is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Julius, Lake Donald 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, ^[4] named after female family and friends of Sylvester. ^[5] Loche Eileen was named by Sylvester after the daughter of Forest Service Ranger Jason William. ^[6]

See also

• List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

References

1. • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loch Eileen
2. "Loch Eileen Trail #1584.1". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
3. Day Hiking Central Cascades. Mountaineers Books. 2019. p. 164-166. ISBN   9781594854378.
4. Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. p. Section 78. ISBN   1680510789.
5. Bravenboer, Martin. "Lake Ethel". Washington Trails Association . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
6. Roe, JoAnn (2002). Stevens Pass: The Story of Railroading and Recreation in the North Cascades. Caxton Press. p. 168. ISBN   978-0-87004-428-1.