Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Name: Diablo Lake
Address: Ross Lake National Recreation Area, United States

#2 among attractions in Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Diablo Lake is a reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, United States. Created by Diablo Dam, the lake is located between Ross Lake and Gorge Lake on the Skagit River at an elevation of 1,201 feet above sea level. Diablo Lake is part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project and managed by Seattle City Light. Diablo Lake Trail, designated a National Recreation Trail in 1981, runs for 3.80 miles along the lake's northern shore. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.42 mi²Elevation: 1312 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°42'27"N, 121°6'29"W

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Ross Lake National Recreation Area United States

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Diablo Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.4 miSW
Mountain
Paul Bunyans Stump, North Cascades National Park
88 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.
3 miN
Mountain
Pierce Mountain, North Cascades National Park
77 min walk • Pierce Mountain is a 4,973+ ft summit in the North Cascades Range of Washington, United States. It is located within North Cascades National Park and Stephen Mather Wilderness. It is situated above Ross Dam, at the eastern culmination of Sourdough Mountain.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Colonial Peak, North Cascades National Park
83 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.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowfield Peak, North Cascades National Park
132 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.
4.1 miS
Area
Stephen Mather Wilderness, North Cascades National Park
106 min walk • The Stephen Mather Wilderness is a 634,614 acres wilderness area honoring Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Davis Peak, North Cascades National Park
117 min walk • Davis Peak is a mountain just north of Gorge Lake in North Cascades National Park, in the US state of Washington. It is located just south of the Picket Range.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sourdough Mountain, North Cascades National Park
82 min walk • Sourdough Mountain is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The Sourdough Mountain Lookout, is a fire lookout that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 near the summit.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ross Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area
64 min walk • Ross Lake is a large reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state, United States, and southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
2.5 miNE
Skagit River dam and a recreational lake
Ross Dam, Ross Lake National Recreation Area
64 min walk • Ross Dam is a 540-foot-high, 1,300-foot-long concrete thin arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake. The dam is in Washington state, while Ross Lake extends 23 miles north to British Columbia, Canada.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Neve Glacier, North Cascades National Park
117 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.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Colonial Glacier, North Cascades National Park
89 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.