Snoqualmie Lake Potholes is a set of freshwater lakes located southeast Snoqualmie Lake, in King County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Big Snow Mountain area. Because Snoqualmie Lake Potholes are at the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.
Location The Snoqualmie Lake Potholes are located on the north skirt of Little Bulger mountain. Other alpine mountains border the south ridges of the lake, including Big Snow Mountain, Sorcery Mountain, and Galleon Mountain.
Geology Granitoid ridges near the lake rise to about above sea level. Most of the region is underlain by medium to coarsely crystalline granodiorite which are exposed on the shores of the lakes.Geological Survey Bulletin, Issue 1542; By Geological Survey (U.S.); pp 75. Accessed 15 June 2021.
Climate The Snoqualmie Lake Potholes are located in a hemiboreal climate, part of the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 16 °C, and the coldest month is December, at an average of −6 °C. The wettest month is January, with 396 millimeters of rain, and the least in July, with 38 millimeters of rain.
See also List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
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