Rampart Lakes

Rampart Lakes area a set of contiguous freshwater reservoir lakes located on the south slope of Alta Mountain, in Kittitas County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Klonaqua Lakes area.[3] The lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing cutthroat trout.[1]

Rampart Lakes
Hibox Mountain from Rampart Lakes area
Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Rampart Lakes
Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA.
Rampart Lakes
LocationKittitas County, Washington, United States
Coordinates47.4157129°N 121.3404298°W / 47.4157129; -121.3404298
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area6.3 acres (0.025 km2)[1]
Surface elevation5,082 ft (1,549 m)[2]

Climate

Rampart Lakes are in a hemiboreal climate.[4] The average temperature is 4 °C. The warmest month is August, with an average temperature of 17 °C, and the coldest month is January, at an average of −8 °C. Temperatures and precipitation are similar to surrounding lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The wettest month is January, with 396 millimeters of rain, and the least in July, with 38 millimeters of rain.[5]

Access

Rampart Lakes are located approximately one mile west of Rachel Lake[6] and access is obtained as an extension to Rachel Lake Trail #1313. The trail follows Box Canyon Creek from the trailhead which begins at Forest Road 4930 at the Western shores of Little Kachess Lake, approximately 20 miles east of The Summit at Snoqualmie off Interstate 90.

See also

References
  1. "Rampart 1 Kittitas County". Washington Fishing Lakes. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Rachel Lake Trail #1313". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L. "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11: 1639–1640. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. "Rampart Lakes, Washington Climate Averages". WeatherWX. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, 1981 - Forests and forestry. Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 5.


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