| Loch Eileen | |
| Coords: | 47.7415°N -120.8894°W |
| Outflow: | Roarking Creek |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Elevation: | 5512feet |
| Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Eightmile Lake in Washington, USA. |
Loch Eileen 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.[1]
Loch Eileen sits on a highly glaciated and semibarren alpine basin, surrounded by heather and other wildflowers and a coniferous presence primarily larch pines.[2]
Loch Eileen is one of the Scottish Lakes, which includes nearby Lake Julius, Lake Donald 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,[3] named after female family and friends of Sylvester.[4] Loche Eileen was named by Sylvester after the daughter of Forest Service Ranger Jason William.[5]