| 词条 | Blanca Lake |
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| name = Blanca Lake | image = Virgin_Lake_Blanca_Lake_0075.jpg | caption = Blanca Lake with the Columbia Glacier in the background, looking north.[1] | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Cascade Range, Snohomish County, Washington | coords = {{Coord|47|56|25|N|121|20|24|W|type:waterbody_region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}[2] | type = | inflow = Columbia Glacier | outflow = Troublesome Creek | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|3976|ft|m|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = | reference = [1][2] }} Blanca Lake is located in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Area in the Cascade Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Blanca Lake sits in a basin surrounded by the peaks of Monte Cristo, Kyes, and Columbia. The lake is fed by the Columbia Glacier to the northwest and is drained by Troublesome Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Skykomish River.[3] The glacier's cold, silt-filled melt water is what makes the lake a spectacular turquoise green color[6] making this a prime example of a Rock flour lake. Blanca Lake is accessible only by foot, along the Blanca Lake Trail.[4][5] The trail begins at {{convert|1900|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} but due to washout the access road to the trailhead is closed adding an extra 4 miles total to the normal trail length of 9 miles. The trail climbs quickly from switchback to switchback, gaining {{convert|2700|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} elevation over {{convert|3|mi|km|1|abbr=on}}, finally arriving at the top of a ridge. From the ridge-top, the trail continues through sub-alpine meadows until you reach Virgin Lake at {{convert|4600|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. From Virgin Lake, the trail gets rocky, and steeply descends {{convert|600|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} over {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} to Blanca Lake. Due to its elevation, and the heavy snow snowpack of the Pacific Northwest, Blanca Lake is typically only easily accessible from July until the snows of October or November. Its beauty makes it a very popular destination for hikers, despite the difficult climb up the mountain trail. To get to the trailhead, take US Forest Road 65/Beckler Road {{convert|13.7|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} near Skykomish, WA to the intersection with US Forest Road 63. Forest Road 63 is closed due to washout. Northwest Forest Pass is still required to park and a US Forest Service Daily Fee of $5 per vehicle Notes1. ^1 {{cite web | title = Blanca Lake, WA | work = TopoQuest | publisher = United States Geological Survey | url = http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.95070&lon=-121.34508&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=pan&size=m | accessdate = 2008-11-05}} 2. ^1 {{gnis|1516642|Blanca Lake}} 3. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Troublesome Creek | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = 1979-09-10 | url = http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1527396 | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-11-05}} 4. ^1 {{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Blanca Lake Trail # 1052 | work = | publisher = United States Forest Service | date = June 2002 | url = http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=17876&actid=50 | doi = | accessdate = 2012-09-25}} 5. ^{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Blanca Lake | work = | publisher = Washington Trails Association | date = 2008-10-22 | url = http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/blanca-lake | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-11-02}} External links
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