Snow Lake is located in King County, Washington. The lake is the "most visited lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness."Snow Lake Trail at Washington Trails Association. The lake is also stocked with rainbow trout for fishing.Fish Stocking for Snow Lake at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife site.
The ruins of a cabin from 1930 exist near the lake, having collapsed in 1950 due to snow.
Camping is available via forest service permit. Hikers can continue onwards to nearby Gem Lake or lower/upper Wildcat Lakes.
Climate Snow Lake has a hemiboreal climate. The average temperature is 3 °C. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 15 °C, and the coldest month is January, at an average of −6 °C. The average rainfall is 1,687 millimeters per year. The wettest month is December, with 247 millimeters of rain, and the least in July, with 33 millimeters of rain.
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