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The Enchantments is a region within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of Washington state's Cascade Mountain Range. [2] At an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,372 m), it is home to over 700 alpine lakes and ponds surrounded by the vast peaks of Cashmere Crags, which rate among the best rock-climbing sites in the western United States. [3]
Aasgard Pass is located at the saddle between Dragontail Peak and the Enchantment Peaks. [ 2 ] Attempts to change the name officially in 1967 and 1988 were both turned down by the US Board on Geographic Names ; thus, the name "Colchuck Pass" is retained on United States Geological Survey (USGS) maps.
The trail will lead first to Nada Lake, approximately 5.5 miles from the trailhead. The trail has a second lap towards the Snow Lakes that starts on the Southeast shore of Nada Lake. Lower Snow Lake is 1.75 miles, Lake Viviane is another mile through an unmaintained trail, then Leprechaun Lake a short climb past Lake
Prusik Peak [4] is an 8,008-foot (2,441-metre) granite summit located at the west end of The Temple in Chelan County of Washington state. Prusik Peak is part of The Enchantments within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and is often the iconic photographic image of both areas.
Collectively, the basin and the encircling eastern peaks of the Stuart Range make up The Enchantments, a well-known backpacking destination. [2] The south face of the Stuart Range falls off steeply to Ingalls Creek , beyond which rise the roughly parallel Wenatchee Mountains .
The trail will fork in two less than a mile from the bridge, to the right is the trail to Stuart Lake and to the left is Colchuck Lake Trail #1599.1 towards Colchuck Lake. The trail has a second bridge over Mountaineer Creek shortly after the split fork. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit is required for transit within the Colchuck Lake ...
Jeff Garmire started on April 30 and finished on November 24, totaling 208 days on the trail. [3] In 2021, Niels Rabe completed a slightly different version of the Great Western Loop due to extensive wildfires in Washington and California. He became the first person to complete the route counter-clockwise after 222 days on trail. [4] [5]
The Knobstone Trail (KT) is Indiana's longest footpath – a 60-mile backcountry-hiking trail passing through Clark State Forest, Elk Creek Public Fishing Area, and Jackson-Washington State Forest. These state resource properties contain more than 42,000 acres of rugged, forested land in Clark, Scott and Washington counties in southern Indiana.