Loch Eileen is a freshwater

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

s located on the north slope of the

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, in Chelan County,

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. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Klonaqua Lakes area. Loch Eileen sits on a highly

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and semibarren alpine basin, surrounded by heather and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily

larch Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere, where they are found in lowland forests in the high la ...

pines.

History

Loch Eileen is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Julius, Lake Donald and Lake Ethel. The lakes were given names by

Albert Hale Sylvester Albert Hale Sylvester (May 25, 1871 – September 14, 1944) was a pioneer surveyor, explorer, and forest supervisor in the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Washington. He was a topographer for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in the ...

, a topographer for the

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working throughout the

North Cascades National Park Complex North Cascades National Park is a national park of the United States in Washington. At more than , it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Park Complex. North Cascades National Park ...

around 1900, named after female family and friends of Sylvester. Loche Eileen was named by Sylvester after the daughter of Forest Service Ranger Jason William.

References

Lakes of Chelan County, Washington Lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Okanogan National Forest {{ChelanCountyWA-geo-stub

History

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