Alpine Lakes
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Alpine lakes can refer to:
or to a specific type of lake in the mountains:
See also: :Category:Mountain lakes
- The Alpine Lakes WildernessAlpine Lakes WildernessThe Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large wilderness area spanning the Cascade Range of Washington state in the United States. The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest, and is approximately bounded by Interstate 90 and Snoqualmie Pass to the south...
, Washington state, USA
or to a specific type of lake in the mountains:
- Glacial lakeGlacial lakeA glacial lake is a lake with origins in a melted glacier. Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,000 years ago, glaciers began to retreat. A retreating glacier often left behind large deposits of ice in hollows between drumlins or hills. As the ice age ended, these melted to create...
- Paternoster lakePaternoster lakeA Paternoster lake is one of a series of glacial lakes connected by a single stream or a braided stream system. The name comes from the word Paternoster, another name for the Lord's Prayer derived from the Latin words for the prayer's opening words, "Our Father"; Paternoster lakes are so called...
See also: :Category:Mountain lakes