Coal Lake

Name: Coal Lake
Rating: 3.5

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

48.1142, -121.5182 Map & Directions

Length: 0.6 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 44 feet
Highest Point: 3,420 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty: Easy

Coal Lake on a bright, sunny day. Photo by Doris Wang. Full-size image

Dogs allowed on leash
Good for kids
Lakes

Parking Pass/Entry Fee

America the Beautiful Pass or Northwest Forest Pass

Visit an alpine lake via a short walk from the trailhead. Road is rough, 4x4 high clearance vehicles recommended. Continue reading

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Hiking Coal Lake

Visit an alpine lake via a short walk from the trailhead.

Once at the sign for Coal Lake, there is a pit toilet and trash cans. Look for the trail to Coal Lake on the right side of the road, across from the Coal Lake sign. The trail itself is short; only about 0.1 mile.

You will see the lake immediately and the water is easily accessible, with a few campsites scattered around the lake.

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Toilet at trailhead

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Hike Description Written by
Doris Wang, WTA Correspondent

Coal Lake

Map & Directions

Trailhead

Co-ordinates: 48.1142, -121.5182 Open in Google Maps