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Lake Chelan (/ ʃ ə ˈ l æ n / shə-LAN) is a narrow, 50.5 mi (81.3 km) long lake in Chelan County, north-central Washington state, U.S. [1] It is an overdeepened lake and resembles a fjord, with an average width of 1.3 mi (2.1 km). Near its upper end, the lake surface lies more than 6,600 ft (2,000 m) below peaks less than 3 mi (4.8 km) away.
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a national recreation area located about 35 miles (56 km) south of the Canada–US border in Chelan County, Washington.It encompasses an area of 61,958 acres (25,074 ha) including the northern end of Lake Chelan and the surrounding area of the Stehekin Valley and the Stehekin River.
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington.Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as Lake Chelan, are included as lakes, not reservoirs.
Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park is a public recreation area on the western side of Lake Chelan, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the city of Chelan in Chelan County, Washington. [2] The 232-acre (94 ha) state park was a private resort that came into state ownership in 1972.
Jun. 11—MOSES LAKE — A wildfire along the shore of Lake Chelan necessitated the evacuation of some hikers Saturday, according to a statement from the Chelan County Sheriff's Office. The fire ...
Mount Bigelow is set on the boundary of the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. The peak is the southernmost point in the wilderness. Bigelow ranks as the fifth-highest peak on Sawtooth Ridge, 10th-highest peak in the Methow Mountains, and the 67th-highest in Washington. [3]
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The Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness is a 153,057-acre (61,940 ha) protected wilderness area located within the Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests in Washington State. The wilderness borders Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness to the northwest. [ 1 ]