Margaret Lake (Kittitas County, Washington)

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Margaret Lake
Lake Margaret looking toward Mount Margaret
Margaret Lake
Margaret Lake
LocationKittitas County, Washington
Coordinates47°22′52″N 121°20′8″W / 47.38111°N 121.33556°W / 47.38111; -121.33556
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area4.1 acres (1.7 ha)
Surface elevation4,790 ft (1,460 m)
Islands0

Margaret Lake is located in Kittitas County, Washington. The lake is a popular area for hiking.[1] It's also stocked with rainbow trout.[2]

Name

Along with neighboring peaks and lakes, Margaret Lake was given its name by Albert Hale Sylvester, a topographer for the United States Geological Survey working throughout the North Cascades National Park Complex in the 1900s.[3]: section 78  The name is purported to be from the name of a sister of ranger Burne Canby who accompanied Sylvester on his camping trips.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/margaret-lake/ Margaret Lake] at Washington Trails Association.
  2. ^ Fish Stocking for Margaret Lake at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site.
  3. ^ a b Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 1680510789.


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