Big Heart Lake

Big Heart Lake
Big Heart Lake
Big Heart Lake
LocationAlpine Lakes Wilderness, King County, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°34′37″N 121°19′05″W / 47.577°N 121.318°W / 47.577; -121.318
TypeAlpine Lake
Primary inflowsGlacial Runoff
Primary outflowsWest Fork Foss River Tributary
Surface area175.9 acres (71.2 ha)
Surface elevation4,418 ft (1,347 m)

Big Heart Lake is the most remote and highest-elevation on-trail lake in the West Fork Foss River system. It is a 14.6-mile (23.5 km) round-trip hike from the trailhead, just off of the Foss River Road. The lake is located at the eastern base of Camp Robber Peak in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, within King County, Washington.

Reaching Big Heart Lake requires a significant elevation gain of over 3,000 feet from the trailhead, and the lake itself has a surface elevation of 4,418 feet.