Pratt Lake, called Ollie Lake in older maps, 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 ...
located on a prominent valley at the eastern skirt of
Pratt Mountain,
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] in
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 ...
. Pratt Lake got its second name in 1917 from John W. Pratt, a member of
the Mountaineers club.
Pratt Lake is surrounded by prominent peaks and other alpine lakes, including
Olallie Lake and
Talapus Lake
Talapus Lake is a freshwater lake located on a prominent valley at the eastern skirt of Bandera Mountain,
in King County, Washington, King County, Washington. Mount Defiance (Washington), Mount Defiance and Pratt Mountain (Washington), Pratt Moun ...
a short distance south along Pratt Lake trail.
Mount Defiance is a short distance to the west of Pratt Lake while
Bandera Mountain is south on the north shore of
Island Lakes.
Access to the lake is from Talapus Lake trail or Pratt Lake trail further east, a short exit from
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain states, Mountain West, Great Pla ...
, west of the
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 ...
.
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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 Fo ...
References
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Lakes of King County, Washington
Lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Okanogan National Forest