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The trail up to Colchuck Lake is 4.75 miles (7.64 km) long and gains 2,100 feet (640 m); another 1.75 miles (2.82 km) bring hikers to the south end of the lake and Aasgard Pass, which climbs 2,200 feet (670 m) in 0.8 miles (1.3 km). [21] Aasgard Pass is a steep scramble which is dangerous to descend in snow. [22]
Colchuck Lake has an area of approximately 87.8 acres (0.355 km 2) and a maximum surface elevation of 5,570 feet above sea level, depending on the fluctuation of the depth of the lake. The lake has a tributary basin of 941 acres (3.81 km 2 ) acres, and an average storage capacity estimated at 1,570 acre-feet.
Aasgard Pass, officially identified as Colchuck Pass, (elevation 7,841 feet (2,390 m)) [1] is a mountain pass on the east side of the Cascades in Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness southwest of Leavenworth. It is the shorter and steeper of two primary hiking routes into the Enchantments, one of Washington's most popular hiking areas. It ...
And frigid winds over the near-record warm Great Lakes will usher in the first major lake-effect snow event of the season. More than 6 million people under winter weather alerts could see 6 to 12 ...
Colchuck Peak [3] is an 8,705-foot (2,653-metre) mountain summit located in the Stuart Range, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Chelan County of Washington state. The nearest higher peak is Dragontail Peak , 0.49 mi (0.79 km) to the east, and Argonaut Peak lies 0.9 mi (1.4 km) to the southwest. [ 1 ]
A blast of Arctic air brought punishing cold winds and bands of heavy lake-effect snow that buried some towns in fresh feet of snow into Friday, AccuWeather meteorologists warned. However, the ...
Lake effect snow is expected along the lakeshore in parts of Michigan on Monday, December 2, 2024. Locally significant accumulations are possible, particularly south of Holland.
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large wilderness area in the North Cascades mountain range, located in northern Washington state, the Northwestern United States. Lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness are protected within the Wenatchee National Forest or Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.