Rachel Lake

Rachel Lake
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Location	Kittitas County, Washington
Coordinates	47°25′14″N121°19′52″W / 47.42056°N 121.33111°W / 47.42056; -121.33111
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	25.1 acres (10.2 ha) [1]
Surface elevation	4,665 ft (1,422 m) [2]
Islands	0

Rachel Lake is located on the eastern side of Rampart Ridge in Kittitas County, Washington. The lake is a popular area for hiking, ^[3] swimming, ^[4] and fishing cutthroat trout. ^{[5] [6]}

Access

Access to Rachel Lake is obtained by Rachel Lake Trail #1313, approximately 4 miles from the trailhead and which continues north to Lila Lake. ^[7] The trail follows Box Canyon Creek from the trailhead which begins at Forest Road 4930 at the Western shores of Little Kachess Lake, approximately 20 miles east of The Summit at Snoqualmie off Interstate 90.

See also

• List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

References

1. Rachel Lake at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rachel Lake
3. Rachel Lake Trail at Washington Trails Association.
4. "Oh, go jump in a lake — an alpine lake after a hardy hike" at The Seattle Times.
5. "Joe Lake Kittitas County". Washington Fishing Lakes. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
6. Fish Stocking for Rachel Lake at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site.
7. Goldman, Peggy (2014). Washington Scrambles: Best Nontechnical Ascents. Mountaineers Books. p. Section 50: Alta Mountain. ISBN   9781594858413.