Wilcox Lakes, North Cascades National Park

#148 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Wlicox Lakes are located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. The Wilcox Lakes consists of two small lakes and several more tarns and are 1.1 mi northeast of Stout Lake. The Wilcox Lakes are the origination point for the East Fork Nehalem Creek and the lakes were named for Paul B. Wilcox who was the first to discover them. ()

Length: 900 ftWidth: 600 ftElevation: 5164 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°36'4"N, 121°10'26"W

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Wilcox Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paul Bunyans Stump, Eldorado Peak, Colonial Peak, Snowfield Peak.

4.6 miN
Mountain
Paul Bunyans Stump, North Cascades National Park
119 min walk • Paul Bunyans Stump is a 7,480+ ft mountain summit in the North Cascades Range of Washington, United States. It is located within North Cascades National Park. It rises steeply from Diablo Lake, one of the reservoirs on the Skagit River.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eldorado Peak, North Cascades National Park
122 min walk • Eldorado Peak is a 8,868-foot peak, and is the 25th highest peak in Washington. The mountain is located in the North Cascades of Washington, approximately 27 miles east of Concrete.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Colonial Peak, North Cascades National Park
123 min walk • Colonial Peak is a mountain in the North Cascades of Washington, United States. It rises steeply from the southwest bank of Thunder Arm of Diablo Lake, one of the artificial reservoirs on the Skagit River.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowfield Peak, North Cascades National Park
74 min walk • Snowfield Peak is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Located in the south unit of the park, Snowfield Peak is.70 mi east of the summit known as Horsemans Pack and the Neve Glacier descends from the north slopes of the mountain.
3.9 miNE
Area
Stephen Mather Wilderness, North Cascades National Park
99 min walk • The Stephen Mather Wilderness is a 634,614 acres wilderness area honoring Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Neve Glacier, North Cascades National Park
87 min walk • Neve Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the north slopes of Snowfield Peak. Neve Glacier flows generally north and splits in two with two terminal tongues, one flowing to the northwest which is known as Ladder Creek Glacier and the other descending a total of more than 1.8 mi to the east.
3.9 miSE
Mountain
Dorado Needle, North Cascades National Park
100 min walk • Dorado Needle is an 8,440+ ft mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park in Skagit County of Washington state. The peak lies 0.73 miles north of Eldorado Peak and 1.33 mi southeast of Perdition Peak.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Colonial Glacier, North Cascades National Park
115 min walk • Colonial Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is immediately northwest of Neve Peak. Colonial Glacier flows generally north, descending from 6,800 to 6,000 ft.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
McAllister Glacier, North Cascades National Park
94 min walk • McAllister Glacier is in a large cirque to the north and east of Dorado Needle, North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington.
3.7 miNE
Mountain
Mantis Peak, North Cascades National Park
95 min walk • Mantis Peak is the unofficial name of a 7,614-foot double-summit mountain located in North Cascades National Park in Skagit County of Washington state.
2.7 miS
Mountain
Perdition Peak, North Cascades National Park
68 min walk • Perdition Peak is a 7,675-foot mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park in Skagit County of Washington state. The peak lies 1.33 mi northwest of Dorado Needle and 2.12 mi northwest of Eldorado Peak. It can be seen from the North Cascades Highway west of Marblemount at a road pullout alongside the Skagit River.