Olallie Lake (King County, Washington)

Olallie Lake
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Location	King County, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47°25′21″N121°30′37″W / 47.422637°N 121.51039°W / 47.422637; -121.51039
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	13.2 acres (5.3 ha)
Surface elevation	3,786 ft (1,154 m) [1]

Olallie Lake is a freshwater lake located on a prominent valley at the western base of Pratt Mountain, between Mount Defiance and Bandera Mountain, ^[2] in King County, Washington. ^[3] The name means berry in Chinook Jargon. ^[2]

Olallie Lake is surrounded by other alpine lakes, including Talapus Lake to the south and Pratt Lake a short distance north. Because of its proximity to Snoqualmie Pass and other prominent peaks in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, ^[4] the lakes are a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing rainbow trout. ^[5]

Access

Access to Olallie Lakes is through Mount Defiance Trail 1009, which is an offshoot of Pratt Lake Trail 1007. ^[6] The trail splits north to Pratt Lake and west towards Island Lakes. ^[7]

Access is also from Talapus Lake trail or Pratt Lake trail further east, a short exit from Interstate 90, west of the Snoqualmie Pass.

See also

• List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

References

1. • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olallie Lake
2. Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2009). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN   978-1680510782.
3. "Defiance, Mount WA". ListOfJohn.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
4. Weber, Andrew (2009). 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Seattle: Including Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 156. ISBN   978-0897326957.
5. "Olallie King County". Washington Fishing Lakes. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
6. "Pratt Lake Trail 1007". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
7. "Olallie Lake". NaturalAtlas.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.