Crawford Lake (Washington)

Crawford Lake
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Location	King County, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47.55030°N 121.30320°W / 47.55030; -121.30320
Primary outflows	Crawford Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	5,154 ft (1,571 m)

Crawford Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, at the western ridge of Iron Cap Mountain in King County, 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, Angeline Lake and the Necklace Valley Lakes. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Necklace Valley area.[1]

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.[2]

The Crawford Lake area is notorious for a prominent col the rises at the southwestern shores of the lake.[3][4]

See also

• List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

References

1. "Necklace Valley Trail 1062". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
2. Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan : Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Volume 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. 1987. p. 22.
3. Volken, Martin (2014). Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes Washington. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 9781594856570.
4. Scarmuzzi, Don J. (2014). Day Hikes in Washington State: 90 Favorite Trails, Loops, and Summit Scrambles. Mountaineers Books. pp. 224–226. ISBN 9781513267289.