Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Name: Skagit River Hydroelectric Project
Address: Ross Lake National Recreation Area, United States

#7 among attractions in Ross Lake National Recreation Area

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Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, Ross Lake National Recreation Area

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The Skagit River Hydroelectric Project is a series of dams with hydroelectric power-generating stations on the Skagit River in northern Washington State. The project is owned and operated by Seattle City Light to provide electric power for the City of Seattle and surrounding communities. ()

Built: 1917 (107 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 48°41'52"N, 121°12'29"W

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Ross Lake National Recreation Area United States

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Skagit River Hydroelectric Project – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paul Bunyans Stump, Mount Ross, Diablo Lake, Colonial Peak.

3.4 miSE
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.
1.9 miNW
Mountain
Mount Ross, North Cascades National Park
48 min walk • Mount Ross is a 6,052-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the North Cascades, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area
118 min walk • 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.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Colonial Peak, North Cascades National Park
120 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.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Snowfield Peak, North Cascades National Park
137 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.
4.7 miSE
Area
Stephen Mather Wilderness, North Cascades National Park
121 min walk • The Stephen Mather Wilderness is a 634,614 acres wilderness area honoring Stephen Mather, the first director of the National Park Service.
6 miNW
Mountain
The Chopping Block, North Cascades National Park
154 min walk • The Chopping Block is a 6,819-foot mountain summit located in the Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The mountain is officially named Pinnacle Peak on maps, but hardly anyone calls it by that name. The nearest higher peak is Mount Degenhardt, 0.6 mi to the northeast.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Davis Peak, North Cascades National Park
56 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.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sourdough Mountain, North Cascades National Park
134 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.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Neve Glacier, North Cascades National Park
121 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.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Colonial Glacier, North Cascades National Park
103 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.