Olallie Lake (King County, Washington)
| Olallie Lake | |
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  Olallie Lake  Olallie Lake | |
| Location | King County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°25′21″N 121°30′37″W / 47.422637°N 121.51039°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 13.2 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 3,786 ft (1,154 m)[1] |
Olallie Lake is a freshwater lake located on a prominent valley at the western base of Pratt Mountain, between Mount Defiance and Bandera Mountain,[2] in King County, Washington.[3] The name means berry in Chinook Jargon.[2]
Olallie Lake is surrounded by other alpine lakes, including Talapus Lake to the south and Pratt Lake a short distance north. Because of its proximity to Snoqualmie Pass and other prominent peaks in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness,[4] the lakes are a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing rainbow trout.[5]
Access
Access to Olallie Lakes is through Mount Defiance Trail 1009, which is an offshoot of Pratt Lake Trail 1007.[6] The trail splits north to Pratt Lake and west towards Island Lakes.[7]
Access is also from Talapus Lake trail or Pratt Lake trail further east, a short exit from Interstate 90, west of the Snoqualmie Pass.
See also
References
- ^ *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olallie Lake
- ^ a b Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2009). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1680510782.
- ^ "Defiance, Mount WA". ListOfJohn.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Weber, Andrew (2009). 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Seattle: Including Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0897326957.
- ^ "Olallie King County". Washington Fishing Lakes. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Pratt Lake Trail 1007". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Olallie Lake". NaturalAtlas.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.