Joe Lake | |
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Location | Kittitas County, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°28′04″N 121°20′15″W / 47.4677018°N 121.3374577°W |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 28.7 acres (0.116 km2)[1] |
Surface elevation | 4,629 ft (1,411 m)[2][1] |
Islands | 0 |
Joe Lake is a freshwater lake located on the eastern skirt of Alaska Mountain at the border between King County and Kittitas County, Washington.[3] The lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing rainbow trout and cutthroat trout.[1] Frequently hicked Huckleberry Mountain is just north of the lake on the opposite side of the Pacific Crest Trail. Other Alpine lakes are in the vicinity, including the Rampart Lakes a short distance south, at the base of Mount Margaret. To the east is Hibox Mountain.[4]