Myrtle Lake (King County, Washington)

Myrtle Lake
Myrtle Lake
Myrtle Lake
LocationKing County, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°32′57″N 121°23′00″W / 47.54921°N 121.38338°W / 47.54921; -121.38338
Primary outflowsDingford Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area14.4 acres (0.058 km2)
Surface elevation3,779 ft (1,152 m)

Myrtle Lake is a freshwater lake located on the northern slope of Big Snow Mountain between Snoqualmie Lake and Chetwoot Lake, in King County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Big Snow Mountain area. Because Myrtle Lake is at the heart of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing rainbow trout and coastal cutthroat trout.

The input for Myrtle Lake is from Little Myrtle Lake, less than a mile distance to the north. Big Snow Lake is also a short distance from Myrtle Lake, to the East while Little Bulger Ridge overshadows off the northwest shore of Myrtle Lake.