| Lake Julius | |
| Location: | Kittitas County, Washington, United States |
| Coords: | 47.7365°N -120.8761°W |
| Outflow: | Roarking Creek |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Area: | 13.3acres |
| Elevation: | 5194feet |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA. |
Lake Julius is a freshwater lakes located on the north slope of the Chiwaukum Mountains, in Chelan County, Washington. Self-issued Alpine Lake Wilderness permit required for transit within the Klonaqua Lakes area. The lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing Cutthroat trout.[1]
Julius Lake is accessed from Upper Roaring Creek Trail #1584, a spinoff of Lake Ethel Trail #1585. The Lake Ethel trailhead is located 2.5 miles south on Gill Creek Road #6940 off of U.S. Highway 2 in the community of Merritt.[2]
Lake Julius sits on a highly glaciated and semibarren alpine basin, surrounded by heather and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily larch pines.[3]
Lake Julius is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Donald, Loch Eileen and Lake Ethel. The lakes were given names by Albert Hale Sylvester, a topographer for the United States Geological Survey working throughout the North Cascades National Park Complex around 1900, named after female family and friends of Sylvester.[4] Lake Julius was named by Sylvester after one of his companions from the Forest Service, Julius Kummel.[5]