Crawford Lake | |
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Location | King County, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 47°33′01″N 121°18′12″W / 47.55030°N 121.30320°W |
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]
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]
Crawford Lake | |
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Location | King County, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 47°33′01″N 121°18′12″W / 47.55030°N 121.30320°W |
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]
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]