McAlester Lake Trail

McAlester Lake Trail is a 11.1-mile out-and-back foot trail in North Cascades National Park, Washington. It climbs 2,319 ft to a high point of 5,975 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

McAlester Lake Trail, North Cascades National Park
Photo: Roman Pohorecki romanp · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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