Olallie Lake (King County, Washington)

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Olallie Lake
Location of Olallie Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Olallie Lake in Washington, USA.
Olallie Lake
LocationKing County, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°25′21″N 121°30′37″W / 47.422637°N 121.51039°W / 47.422637; -121.51039Coordinates: 47°25′21″N 121°30′37″W / 47.422637°N 121.51039°W / 47.422637; -121.51039
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area13.2 acres (5.3 ha)
Surface elevation3,786 ft (1,154 m)[1]

Olallie Lake is a freshwater lake located on a prominent valley at the western base of , 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[]

  1. ^ *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olallie Lake
  2. ^ a b Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2009). Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1680510782.
  3. ^ "Defiance, Mount WA". ListOfJohn.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ Weber, Andrew (2009). 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Seattle: Including Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0897326957.
  5. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonfishinglakes.com/lakes/wa/king_county/olallie%7Ctitle=Olallie King County|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= Washington Fishing Lakes|access-date=22 June 2021
  6. ^ "Pratt Lake Trail 1007". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Olallie Lake". NaturalAtlas.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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