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Klawatti Lake is located in
North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park is an American national park in the state of Washington. At more than , it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Park Complex. North Cascades National Par ...
, in the
U. S. state
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of
Washington
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.
Klawatti Lake is in a remote section of the park and well off any designated trails. Klawatti Lake was formed by the retreat of
Klawatti Glacier and
North Klawatti Glacier
North Klawatti Glacier lies in a cirque to the east of Austera Peak, North Cascades National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is approximately in length, in width at its widest and descends from , where it terminates above Klaw ...
in the mid-1900s.
During warmer months, melt from both the North Klawatti Glacier and Klawatti Glacier flows into Klawatti Lake.
Klawatti Peak
Klawatti Peak () is located in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Klawatti Peak is a nunatak, a peak surrounded by glaciers. These are Klawatti Glacier to the east, McAllister Glacier to the northwest and Inspiratio ...
is west of the lake.
References
Lakes of Washington (state)
North Cascades National Park
Lakes of Skagit County, Washington
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