Knowledge

Lake Augusta (Washington)

Source 📝

34: 64: 71: 41: 1299:
Campsites are located along the first few miles of Chatter Creek Trail until the trail becomes more forested around the bowls formed for Lakes Sylvester and Alice. Several campsite are also located around the shore of Lake Augusta. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within
1295:
reaching and joining Icicle Ridge Trail #1580 on the north skirt of Grindstone mountain. Access to Lake Augusta is off Icicle Ridge Trail to the right (east) of its junction with Chatter Creek Trail. Icicle Ridge Trail shortly afterwards will follow the ridge to Lake Ida on the right and Lake Augusta
342:
climate. The average temperature is 9 °C. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 20 °C, and the coldest month is January, at an average of −6 °C. The average rainfall is 828 millimeters per year. The wettest month is January, with 233 millimeters of rain, and the
1312:
is also intersected by Hatchery Creek Trail #1577 a short distance from Lake Augusta coming from the north. The Hatchery Creek Trailhead is approximately 6 miles from the Icicle Ridge Junction and is located West of Tumwater Campground as
1496: 1308:
Access to Icicle Ridge Trail can also be gained a further distance away by Fourth of July Trail #1579 and from the Icicle Ridge Trailhead off Icicle Road in the city of Leavenworth.
359: 318:
Coronas found in dikes along Lake Augusta show evidence of strain, deformed into elongate ellipsoids with long axes that lie parallel to the dike boundaries. Coarse
315:
and other diorites. Mineral boundaries are sharp along Big Jim Mountain except between these two matrix subdomains, which are not immediately distinguishable.
115: 1698: 33: 1338: 1693: 1381: 63: 1288: 1480: 1287:. Chatter Creek Trail #1580 is approximately 5.5 miles long and travels fairly closely to the course of Chatter Creek. The trail leads past 242: 296:
the first half and boulders added in the second half of the trajectory. The west hills of Big Jim Mountain surrounding Lake Augusta grow
1452: 1703: 1671: 238: 1565: 1300:
the Grindstone Mountain area and can be obtained at the Chatter Creek Trailhead and the Campground past the Guard station.
1638: 214:. Because of its close proximity to Icicle Ridge Trail, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing 281:. This batholith is about 13 by 16 miles in extent. Two plutonic masses are separated by a thin screen of Chiwaukum 1326: 1314: 1509: 207: 96: 1510:
The significance of plagioclase-dominant coronas on garnet, Wenatchee block, Northern Cascades, Washington, USA
1402: 226:
or on the northeast slope of the mountain. Lake Augusta is located approximately 15 miles west of the city of
1292: 274: 227: 211: 100: 1322: 1523: 223: 234: 219: 147: 1283:
The foot trail starts at the Chatter Creek Trailhead at the end of USFS Road 7609 on the north bank of
278: 289:
is 93 million years old, while the more-western rock mass is between 83 and 86 million years old.
230:. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Lake Augusta area. 1594: 1667: 1616: 1476: 1448: 1419: 1538: 254: 199: 1377: 1318: 266: 215: 258: 159: 1687: 1309: 1284: 301: 270: 203: 1473:
Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes - 1: Columbia River to Stevens Pass
1661: 1569: 1442: 1358: 1497:
Revised metamorphic history for the Chiwaukum Schist, North Cascades, Washington
1468: 312: 1543: 339: 319: 305: 130: 117: 832: 323: 297: 1403:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Augusta
327: 262: 367: 349: 148: 309: 286: 282: 1663:
Backpacking Washington: From Volcanic Peaks to Rainforest Valleys
233:
Along with neighboring lakes, Lake Augusta was given its name by
293: 195: 1524:"Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" 222:
is a short distance on the opposite side of Icicle Ridge and
1325:. A good part of the Hatchery Creek Trail is overgrown by 1475:. Seattle, WA, USA: The Mountaineers Books. p. 236. 1329:
and charred logs remnants of the Hatchery Fire of 1994.
273:
with influence from the intrusions originated from the
285:
and rocks of the Ingalls Complex. The more-eastern
181: 173: 169: 158: 146: 107: 92: 21: 1444:Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide 277:which underlies the Stuart Range and the nearby 108: 330:content are locally preserved in Lake Augusta. 265:is about 3 feet from the surface and mapped as 1414: 1412: 1410: 343:least in July, with 28 millimeters of rain. 8: 1512:. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43(1), 367-385. 1339:List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 1595:"Lake Augusta, Washington Climate Averages" 1589: 1587: 1447:. Mountaineers Books. p. Section 78. 1382:Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 18: 1641:. United States Department of Agriculture 1619:. United States Department of Agriculture 1542: 1495:Evans, B. W., & Berti, J. W. (1986). 1422:. United States Department of Agriculture 1372: 1370: 1296:over the east slope of Big Jim Mountain. 304:corona-bearing dikes. The East hill grew 1566:"NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index" 1508:Stowell, H. H., & Stein, E. (2005). 1256:Average max. and min. temperatures in °F 810:Average max. and min. temperatures in °C 292:The trail to the lake consists of sandy 253:Lake Augusta sits on the south skirt of 1350: 7: 1699:Lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 243:North Cascades National Park Complex 70: 40: 1531:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 1694:Lakes of Chelan County, Washington 1522:Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L (2007). 1441:Barnes, Jeremy and Nathan (2019). 269:and exposed rock that tends to be 198:located on the southwest skirt of 14: 1666:. Wilderness Press. p. 170. 16:Lake in Washington, United States 69: 62: 39: 32: 257:, consisting of rocky soils of 239:United States Geological Survey 180: 172: 1264:Precipitation totals in inches 53:Show map of Washington (state) 1: 91: 83:Show map of the United States 185:6,857 ft (2,090 m) 1617:"Chatter Creek Trail #1580" 1720: 1499:. Geology, 14(8), 695-698. 1420:"Icicle Ridge Trail #1570" 1260: 1252: 835: 822: 818:Precipitation totals in mm 814: 806: 177:15.3 acres (0.062 km) 131:47.6534830°N 120.8354165°W 1639:"Chatter Creek Trailhead" 1544:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 26: 1704:Okanogan National Forest 1660:Lorain, Douglas (2011). 237:, a topographer for the 136:47.6534830; -120.8354165 1360:Northwest Fishing Guide 241:working throughout the 1568:. NASA. Archived from 275:Mount Stuart Batholith 224:Big Jim Mountain Lakes 1323:Chiwaukum, Washington 235:Albert Hale Sylvester 1363:. 1952. p. 130. 836:Imperial conversion 338:Lake Augusta has a 279:Wenatchee Mountains 127: /  1482:978-0-89886-577-6 1276: 1275: 1272: 1271: 1268: 1267: 827: 826: 189: 188: 182:Surface elevation 1711: 1678: 1677: 1657: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1646: 1635: 1629: 1628: 1626: 1624: 1613: 1607: 1606: 1604: 1602: 1591: 1582: 1581: 1579: 1577: 1572:on 6 August 2013 1562: 1556: 1555: 1553: 1551: 1546: 1537:(5): 1639–1640. 1528: 1519: 1513: 1506: 1500: 1493: 1487: 1486: 1465: 1459: 1458: 1438: 1432: 1431: 1429: 1427: 1416: 1405: 1399: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1388: 1374: 1365: 1364: 1355: 1304:Alternate routes 1263: 1255: 1246: 1241: 1230: 1215: 1210: 1199: 1184: 1179: 1168: 1153: 1148: 1137: 1122: 1117: 1106: 1091: 1086: 1075: 1060: 1055: 1044: 1029: 1024: 1013: 998: 993: 982: 967: 962: 951: 936: 931: 920: 905: 900: 889: 833: 817: 809: 800: 795: 784: 769: 764: 753: 738: 733: 722: 707: 702: 691: 676: 671: 660: 645: 640: 629: 614: 609: 598: 583: 578: 567: 552: 547: 536: 521: 516: 505: 490: 485: 474: 459: 454: 443: 368: 350: 346: 345: 255:Big Jim Mountain 200:Big Jim Mountain 194:is a freshwater 150: 149:Primary outflows 142: 141: 139: 138: 137: 132: 128: 125: 124: 123: 120: 110: 84: 73: 72: 66: 54: 43: 42: 36: 19: 1719: 1718: 1714: 1713: 1712: 1710: 1709: 1708: 1684: 1683: 1682: 1681: 1674: 1659: 1658: 1654: 1644: 1642: 1637: 1636: 1632: 1622: 1620: 1615: 1614: 1610: 1600: 1598: 1593: 1592: 1585: 1575: 1573: 1564: 1563: 1559: 1549: 1547: 1526: 1521: 1520: 1516: 1507: 1503: 1494: 1490: 1483: 1467: 1466: 1462: 1455: 1440: 1439: 1435: 1425: 1423: 1418: 1417: 1408: 1400: 1396: 1386: 1384: 1376: 1375: 1368: 1357: 1356: 1352: 1347: 1335: 1319:Wenatchee River 1306: 1281: 1261: 1253: 1248: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1186: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1133: 1130: 1124: 1123: 1120: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1093: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1062: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1020: 1017: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1000: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 983: 980: 978: 975: 969: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 952: 949: 947: 944: 938: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 921: 918: 916: 913: 907: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 890: 887: 885: 882: 815: 807: 802: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 785: 782: 780: 777: 771: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 754: 751: 749: 746: 740: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 723: 720: 718: 715: 709: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 692: 689: 687: 684: 678: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 661: 658: 656: 653: 647: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 630: 627: 625: 622: 616: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 599: 596: 594: 591: 585: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 568: 565: 563: 560: 554: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 537: 534: 532: 529: 523: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 506: 503: 501: 498: 492: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 475: 472: 470: 467: 461: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 444: 441: 439: 436: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 358:Climate chart ( 336: 267:quartz-dolerite 251: 245:in the 1900s. 216:cutthroat trout 162: countries 135: 133: 129: 126: 121: 118: 116: 114: 113: 103:, United States 88: 87: 86: 85: 82: 81: 80: 79: 78: 74: 57: 56: 55: 52: 51: 50: 49: 48: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1717: 1715: 1707: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1686: 1685: 1680: 1679: 1672: 1652: 1630: 1608: 1583: 1557: 1514: 1501: 1488: 1481: 1460: 1454:978-1680510782 1453: 1433: 1406: 1394: 1366: 1349: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1342: 1341: 1334: 1331: 1305: 1302: 1289:Lake Sylvester 1280: 1277: 1274: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1266: 1265: 1258: 1257: 1250: 1249: 1243: 1238: 1235: 1232: 1227: 1224: 1221: 1220: 1218: 1212: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1181: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1150: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1125: 1119: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1096: 1094: 1088: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1072: 1069: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1057: 1052: 1049: 1046: 1041: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1032: 1026: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1003: 1001: 995: 990: 987: 984: 979: 976: 973: 972: 970: 964: 959: 956: 953: 948: 945: 942: 941: 939: 933: 928: 925: 922: 917: 914: 911: 910: 908: 902: 897: 894: 891: 886: 883: 880: 879: 876: 875: 872: 869: 866: 863: 860: 857: 854: 851: 848: 845: 842: 838: 837: 829: 828: 825: 824: 820: 819: 812: 811: 804: 803: 797: 792: 789: 786: 781: 778: 775: 774: 772: 766: 761: 758: 755: 750: 747: 744: 743: 741: 735: 730: 727: 724: 719: 716: 713: 712: 710: 704: 699: 696: 693: 688: 685: 682: 681: 679: 673: 668: 665: 662: 657: 654: 651: 650: 648: 642: 637: 634: 631: 626: 623: 620: 619: 617: 611: 606: 603: 600: 595: 592: 589: 588: 586: 580: 575: 572: 569: 564: 561: 558: 557: 555: 549: 544: 541: 538: 533: 530: 527: 526: 524: 518: 513: 510: 507: 502: 499: 496: 495: 493: 487: 482: 479: 476: 471: 468: 465: 464: 462: 456: 451: 448: 445: 440: 437: 434: 433: 430: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 364: 363: 355: 354: 335: 332: 259:intrusive rock 250: 247: 187: 186: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 167: 166: 163: 156: 155: 152: 144: 143: 111: 105: 104: 94: 90: 89: 76: 75: 68: 67: 61: 60: 59: 58: 46: 45: 38: 37: 31: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1716: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1691: 1689: 1675: 1673:9780899975467 1669: 1665: 1664: 1656: 1653: 1640: 1634: 1631: 1618: 1612: 1609: 1596: 1590: 1588: 1584: 1571: 1567: 1561: 1558: 1545: 1540: 1536: 1532: 1525: 1518: 1515: 1511: 1505: 1502: 1498: 1492: 1489: 1484: 1478: 1474: 1470: 1464: 1461: 1456: 1450: 1446: 1445: 1437: 1434: 1421: 1415: 1413: 1411: 1407: 1404: 1398: 1395: 1383: 1379: 1373: 1371: 1367: 1362: 1361: 1354: 1351: 1344: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1332: 1330: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1317:crosses over 1316: 1311: 1303: 1301: 1297: 1294: 1290: 1286: 1278: 1259: 1251: 1219: 1188: 1157: 1126: 1095: 1064: 1033: 1002: 971: 940: 909: 878: 877: 873: 870: 867: 864: 861: 858: 855: 852: 849: 846: 843: 840: 839: 834: 831: 830: 821: 813: 805: 773: 742: 711: 680: 649: 618: 587: 556: 525: 494: 463: 432: 431: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 369: 366: 365: 361: 357: 356: 353:Lake Augusta 352: 351: 348: 347: 344: 341: 333: 331: 329: 325: 321: 316: 314: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 290: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 261:geology. The 260: 256: 248: 246: 244: 240: 236: 231: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 208:Chelan County 205: 201: 197: 193: 184: 176: 168: 165:United States 164: 161: 157: 153: 151: 145: 140: 112: 106: 102: 98: 97:Chelan County 95: 65: 35: 25: 20: 1662: 1655: 1643:. Retrieved 1633: 1621:. Retrieved 1611: 1599:. Retrieved 1574:. Retrieved 1570:the original 1560: 1548:. Retrieved 1534: 1530: 1517: 1504: 1491: 1472: 1469:Beckey, Fred 1463: 1443: 1436: 1424:. Retrieved 1397: 1385:. Retrieved 1359: 1353: 1310:Icicle Ridge 1307: 1298: 1285:Icicle Creek 1282: 337: 326:with a high 317: 313:amphibolites 302:granodiorite 291: 271:granodiorite 252: 232: 204:Icicle Ridge 192:Lake Augusta 191: 190: 174:Surface area 77:Lake Augusta 47:Lake Augusta 22:Lake Augusta 1597:. WeatherWX 1321:, south of 360:explanation 322:of igneous 320:phenocrysts 306:pyroxenites 228:Leavenworth 154:Cabin Creek 134: / 122:120°50′07″W 109:Coordinates 1688:Categories 1345:References 1293:Lake Alice 340:hemiboreal 218:. Smaller 212:Washington 202:, East of 119:47°39′13″N 101:Washington 1378:"Augusta" 1315:Highway 2 249:Geography 1645:11 March 1623:11 March 1601:31 March 1576:19 March 1550:19 March 1471:(2003). 1426:15 March 1387:22 March 1333:See also 1327:fireweed 823:Source: 324:feldspar 298:tonalite 220:Lake Ida 93:Location 334:Climate 328:calcium 263:bedrock 1670:  1479:  1451:  1279:Access 1236:  1233:  1225:  1222:  1205:  1202:  1194:  1191:  1174:  1171:  1163:  1160:  1143:  1140:  1132:  1129:  1112:  1109:  1101:  1098:  1081:  1078:  1070:  1067:  1050:  1047:  1039:  1036:  1019:  1016:  1008:  1005:  988:  985:  977:  974:  957:  954:  946:  943:  926:  923:  915:  912:  895:  892:  884:  881:  790:  787:  779:  776:  759:  756:  748:  745:  728:  725:  717:  714:  697:  694:  686:  683:  666:  663:  655:  652:  635:  632:  624:  621:  604:  601:  593:  590:  573:  570:  562:  559:  542:  539:  531:  528:  511:  508:  500:  497:  480:  477:  469:  466:  449:  446:  438:  435:  310:gabbro 287:pluton 283:Schist 1527:(PDF) 206:, in 160:Basin 1668:ISBN 1647:2021 1625:2021 1603:2021 1578:2021 1552:2021 1477:ISBN 1449:ISBN 1428:2021 1389:2021 1291:and 300:and 294:loam 196:lake 1539:doi 1229:8.3 1198:7.6 1167:6.3 1136:2.6 1105:1.3 1074:1.1 1043:2.6 981:4.3 950:7.5 919:6.8 888:9.2 783:210 752:193 721:161 566:102 535:108 504:191 473:173 442:233 1690:: 1586:^ 1535:11 1533:. 1529:. 1409:^ 1380:. 1369:^ 1245:16 1240:34 1214:23 1209:41 1183:32 1178:55 1152:43 1147:70 1121:48 1116:81 1090:48 1085:81 1059:41 1054:70 1028:36 1023:63 997:28 992:52 966:21 961:43 935:18 930:36 904:16 899:34 799:−9 768:−5 732:13 701:21 690:66 670:27 659:34 639:27 628:28 608:21 597:66 577:17 551:−2 546:11 520:−6 489:−8 458:−9 308:, 210:, 99:, 1676:. 1649:. 1627:. 1605:. 1580:. 1554:. 1541:: 1485:. 1457:. 1430:. 1401:* 1391:. 1262:█ 1254:█ 1012:4 874:D 871:N 868:O 865:S 862:A 859:J 856:J 853:M 850:A 847:M 844:F 841:J 816:█ 808:█ 794:1 763:5 737:0 706:6 675:9 644:9 613:5 582:2 515:6 484:2 453:1 427:D 422:N 417:O 412:S 407:A 402:J 397:J 392:M 387:A 382:M 377:F 372:J 362:)

Index

Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Chelan County
Washington
47°39′13″N 120°50′07″W / 47.6534830°N 120.8354165°W / 47.6534830; -120.8354165
Primary outflows
Basin
lake
Big Jim Mountain
Icicle Ridge
Chelan County
Washington
cutthroat trout
Lake Ida
Big Jim Mountain Lakes
Leavenworth
Albert Hale Sylvester
United States Geological Survey
North Cascades National Park Complex
Big Jim Mountain
intrusive rock
bedrock
quartz-dolerite
granodiorite
Mount Stuart Batholith
Wenatchee Mountains
Schist
pluton
loam
tonalite

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.