Crawford Lake is a freshwater
lake located in the
Alpine Lakes Wilderness, at the western ridge of
Iron Cap Mountain in
King County
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
,
Washington. The lake is nestled on a set of prominent valleys and peaks and produces Crawford Creek which flows as one of many tributaries of the Middle Fork
Foss River. A short distance towards the north are
Chetwoot Lake
Chetwoot Lake is a freshwater lake located on the western slope of Iron Cap Mountain next to Crawford Lake, in King County, Washington. West Fork Foss River exits Chetwoot Lake towards Angeline Lake and then to a canyon that produces Angeline ...
,
Angeline Lake
Angeline Lake is a freshwater lake located on the northern slope of Iron Cap Mountain between Otter Lake, Azure Lake and Big Heart Lake, in King County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Big Sn ...
and the Necklace Valley Lakes. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Necklace Valley area.
Geography
Crawford Lake replicates the geology of the ridges of Iron Cap Mountain and others that surround it with
Permian volcanic rocks, Jurassic/Crustaceous sedimentary and volcanic rocks, with
Tertiary granites and
alluvium of recent age. The ridges may have iode gold, lead-zinc and silver known as Iron Cap and Tooker-Leshud deposits.
The Crawford Lake area is notorious for a prominent
col the rises at the southwestern shores of the lake.
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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), Washington state, the Northwestern United States. Lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness are protected within the We ...
References
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Lakes of King County, Washington
Lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Okanogan National Forest