Baker Lake is a small freshwater lake located within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in a valley on the northern slope of Keechelus Ridge between Keechelus Lake and Kachess Lake in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. Big Creek, a tributary to the Taylor River, exits Baker Lake into a canyon that produces Big Creek Falls. Because of its proximity to Rampart Ridge, Interstate 90 and the cirque of Keechelus Ridge a short distance to the south, the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing brook trout, golden trout and rainbow trout.[1] Access to Baker Lake is provided through Keechelus Ridge off Forest Road 126. A short distance southwest is Microwave Hill, which is named because of a microwave radio tower on its summit.[3]
| Baker Lake | |
|---|---|
  Baker Lake  Baker Lake | |
| Location | Kittitas County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°21′05″N 121°18′06″W / 47.3515°N 121.30172°W |
| Primary outflows | Thetis Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 4.7 acres (0.019 km2)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 4,432 ft (1,351 m)[2] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Baker (Thetis)". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ *U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker Lake
- ^ "Microwave Hill, Washington". PeakBagger. Retrieved 12 May 2021.