Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Wilderness Area: Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area

Location: Washington, United States, North America

Lat/Lon: 47.56556°N / 121.17833°W

Elevation: 9415 ft / 2870 m

Seasons Open: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall 

Managed by: The Forest Service

Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a very large wilderness area that extends through parts  the Cascade Range in Washington state. The Wilderness area is located in parts of Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest, and runs in between Interstate 90, Snoqualmie Pass to the south and U.S. Route 2 and Stevens Pass to the north. The Alpine Lakes is the largest wilderness area in the Puget Sound area , the wilderness area covers approximately 390,000 acres (1,600 km²)

Map of Area

Popular Features 

 Sprite Lake

Dragontail ridge

Prusik Peak

Crystal Lake

Jewel Lake

Its only Obvious where the Alpine Lakes Wilderness got its name from! and if its to hard for you to see its because of the 700+ mountain lakes found sitting in and around the soaring rocky peaks and dense foresty hillsides in the central Cascades.

The official Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area was created by Congress in 1976 via the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Act as an effort to protect the region in its natural form. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is approximately 394,000 acres. There are currently 47 official trailheads and 615 miles of backcountry trails within the wilderness area.

In 2009, legislation would be reintroduced to expand the western side of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness by over 22,000 acres, as well as grant the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River which are both National Wild and Scenic Rivers.  

Bald Eagle Peak and Silver Eagle Peak

The Alpine Lakes Wilderness has over 22 notable mountains, ranges and peaks. 

They are split up into 5 different sections of the wilderness area including:

Guye Peak

Snoqualmie peaks

Chair Peak — 6,238 ft (1,901 m)

Guye Peak — 5,168 feet (1,575 m)

Snoqualmie Mountain — 6,278 ft (1,914 m)

Lundin Peak- hieght couldnt be found

Red Mountain-hieght couldnt be found

Kendall Peak — 5,784.03 ft (1,763 m)

Mount Thomson — 6,554 ft (1,998 m)

  

                             Dutch Miller Gap peaks

Chikamin Peak — 6,960 ft (2,121 m)

Lemah Mountain — 7,480 ft (2,280 m)

Chimney Rock — 7,721 ft (2,353 m)

Overcoat Peak — 7,432 ft (2,265 m)

Summit Chief Mountain — 7,464 ft (2,275 m)

Mount Hinman — 7,492 ft (2,284 m)

Mount Daniel

Mount Daniel — 7,899 ft (2,408 m)

Wenatchee Mountains 

 
Cashmere Mountain — 8,501 ft (2,591 m)
Eightmile Mountain — 7,996 ft (2,437 m)

Chiwaukum Mountains

Big Chiwaukum — 8,081 ft (2,463 m)

Snowgrass Mountain — 7,993 ft (2,436 m)

Stuart Range

Mount Stuart — 9,415 ft (2,870 m)

Argonaut Peak — 8,453 ft (2,576 m)

Dragontail Peak — 8,840 ft (2,694 m)