Chikamin Lake is a small alpine freshwater lake located on the northern skirt of

Chikamin Peak Chikamin Peak is a mountain summit located in the Cascade Range, in Kittitas County of Washington state. It is situated within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The mountain's name "Chikam ...

and

Lemah Mountain Lemah Mountain is a mountain peak in the ''Snoqualmie Crest'', a part of the North Cascades Mountains, of the US state of Washington, most noted for its five distinct summits. It is approximately from Snoqualmie Pass. The name ''Lemah'' comes ...

King County, Washington King County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of counties in Washington, most populo ...

. Because of its proximity to surrounding peaks and mountains at the heart of the

Alpine Lakes Wilderness The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large National Wilderness Preservation System, wilderness area spanning the Central Cascades of Washington (state), Washington state in the United States. The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National ...

, the lake is a popular area for hiking. Other Alpine lakes are in the vicinity, including the Icebox Lake,

Glacier Lake A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Formation Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ...

and Spectacle Lake a short distance South, at the base of Chikamin Ridge. To the North is Avalanche Lake and

Iceberg Lake Iceberg Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is south and Iceberg Peak is west of Iceberg Lake. Iceberg Peak towers more than above the lake. A popular day hike destination, Iceberg Lake is a ...

Location

Chikamin Lake is located northeast of

Snoqualmie Pass Snoqualmie Pass is a mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 (I-90) through the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. The pass summit is at an elevation of , on the county line between Kittitas County and King County. Snoqualmie Pas ...

and

The Summit at Snoqualmie The Summit at Snoqualmie is a recreation area in the Pacific Northwest, northwest United States, located on Snoqualmie Pass, Washington (U.S. state), Washington. It provides alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, mountain biking, winter ...

. The trailhead is at Gold Creek Pond on the North shore of

Keechelus Lake Keechelus Lake () is a lake and reservoir in the northwest United States, near Hyak in Kittitas County, Washington. Approximately southeast of Seattle and a few miles southeast of Snoqualmie Pass, it is the source of the Yakima River. Keech ...

and South of

on Interstate 90. It is situated within the

, on land managed by the

Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan County in north-central Washington (state), Washington, United States. The forest is bordered on the north by British Columbia, ...

Climate

Chikamin Lake is located in a

hemiboreal Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic (or boreal) zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems. Botany A hemiboreal forest has some characteristics of a boreal forest to the north, an ...

climate, part of the

marine west coast An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring co ...

climate zone of western North America. The average temperature is . The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of , and the coldest month is January, at an average of . The average rainfall is per year. The wettest month is December, with of rain, and the least in July, with millimeters of rain.

References

Lakes of Washington (state) Lakes of Kittitas County, Washington {{KingCountyWA-geo-stub

Location

Climate

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