Chiwaukum Lake is an alpine freshwater lake located on the Ewing Basin south of
Lake Donald and the McCue Ridge in
King County, Washington
King County is 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 most populous county in Washington, and the List of the most populous counties ...
. Because of its proximity to surrounding peaks and mountains at the heart of the
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large wilderness area spanning the Central Cascades of Washington state in the United States. The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest, and is approximately bo ...
, the lake is a popular area for hiking. Outflow from Chiwaukum Lake is Chiwaukum Creek and an unnamed creek flows into Chiwaukim Lake from
Larch Lake
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains fu ...
. A short distance north of Donald Lake are other
Scottish Lakes including
Loch Eileen and
Lake Julius
Lake Julius was formed following the construction of Julius Dam in 1976 for irrigation and town water storage. The dam wall is located just below the junction of the Leichhardt River and Paroo Creek some North East of Mount Isa. With a catchmen ...
.
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, and ...
climate,
part of the
marine west coast
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...
climate zone of western North America.
[Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.] 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 January, with of rain, and the least in July, with millimeters of rain.
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See also
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List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large wilderness area in the North Cascades mountain range, located in northern Washington state, the Northwestern United States. Lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness are protected within the Wenatchee National ...
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Chiwaukum Mountains
The Chiwaukum Mountains are a north–south mountain range in central Washington, United States. They stretch from Snowgrass Mountain at , to .
The mountains are made of schist, part of the Nason terrane. The original rock in the Nason terrane ...
References
Lakes of Washington (state)
Lakes of Chelan County, Washington
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