Lake Julius (Washington)

Lake Julius
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Location	Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Coordinates	47.7364544°N 120.8760845°W / 47.7364544; -120.8760845
Primary outflows	Roarking Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	13.3 acres (0.054 km^2)[1]
Surface elevation	5,194 ft (1,583 m)[2]

Lake Julius is a freshwater lakes located on the north slope of the Chiwaukum Mountains, in Chelan County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Klonaqua Lakes area. The lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing Cutthroat trout.[1]

Location

Julius Lake is accessed from Upper Roaring Creek Trail #1584, a spinoff of Lake Ethel Trail #1585. The Lake Ethel trailhead is located 2.5 miles south on Gill Creek Road #6940 off of U.S. Highway 2 in the community of Merritt.[3]

Geography

Lake Julius sits on a highly glaciated and semibarren alpine basin, surrounded by heather and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily larch pines.[4]

History

Lake Julius is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Donald, Loch Eileen and Lake Ethel. The lakes were given names by Albert Hale Sylvester, a topographer for the United States Geological Survey working throughout the North Cascades National Park Complex around 1900, named after female family and friends of Sylvester.[5] Lake Julius was named by Sylvester after one of his companions from the Forest Service, Julius Kummel.[6]

See also

• List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

References

1. "Lake Julius". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lila Lake
3. "Lake Ethel Trail #1585". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. Day Hiking Central Cascades. Mountaineers Books. 2019. p. 156. ISBN 9781594854378.
5. Bravenboer, Martin. "Lake Ethel". Washington Trails Association. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
6. Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 1680510789.