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23-643: Lake Valhalla is a glacial lake located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest of the state of Washington . Positioned adjacent to the Pacific Crest Trail , the lake and its surrounding areas are popular for hiking, climbing and other recreational activities. This Chelan County, Washington state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest The 1,499,013-acre (2,342.208 sq mi; 6,066.29 km ) forest

46-647: A portion of the Washington National Forest , and was named after the city of Chelan , where its headquarters were. The forest's initial area of 1,732,820 acres (701,250 ha) extended from the northern Okanogan River near the Canada–United States border to divide the Lake Chelan and Entiat watersheds to the southern Cascade Crest . On July 1, 1911, the forest partly transformed into Okanogan National Forest. However, Chelan National Forest

69-773: A total area of 1,724,229 acres (6,978 km ). The forest consists of four ranger districts. The following are listed geographically from north to south: the Mount Baker District has two ranger stations located in Glacier and Sedro-Woolley ; the Darrington Ranger District has two ranger stations located in Darrington and Verlot ; the Skykomish Ranger District has one ranger station located in Skykomish ; and

92-772: Is bordered on the north by British Columbia , on the east by Colville National Forest , on the south by the divide between the Methow and the Stehekin – Lake Chelan valleys, and on the west by North Cascades National Park . The closest significant communities are Omak and Okanogan . Managed by the United States Forest Service together with Wenatchee National Forest , its headquarters are in Wenatchee . There are local ranger district offices located in Tonasket and Winthrop . It

115-501: Is due to continued warm conditions and negative mass balance. White Chuck Glacier (Glacier Peak) is no longer on the list of large glaciers, above. It shrank from 3.1 to 0.9 km (1.20 to 0.35 sq mi) from 1958 to 2002. With the shrinking of the glaciers, summer glacial runoff has been reduced by 65 to 80%. This reduces streamflow and sediment and increases water temperature. Salmon and many other species are adversely affected by such changes. The north and east portions of

138-712: Is the second-largest national forest (after the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho ) that is contained entirely within one county and largest of which in Washington. Most of the Pasayten Wilderness (excluding its westernmost part, which lies in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest ), and the northeast portion (about 63%) of Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness are part of the forest, with

161-636: The Conconully Ranger District was reverted. In 1968, the Pasayten Wilderness was established, introducing over 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) to the forest. The United States Congress designated almost 65 percent of the forest's area as the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System around 1984, upon land formerly occupied by the former Chelan Division of

184-782: The Loomis Ranger District, along with the Sweat Creek Ranger District, absorbed to become the Loomis State Forest, later abandoned. The forest's ranger area underwent a number of smaller changes until the mid-1940s. The Squaw Creek Ranger District was absorbed by the Twisp Ranger District in the early 1930s, while the Forest Service Monument 83 lookout was constructed in neighboring British Columbia as an accident. The Pasayten Ranger District

207-528: The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest the most visited national forest in the country. The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest contains many scenic and historical points of interest. Mountain tops gradually rise from 5,000 to 6,000 feet (1,500 to 1,800 m) on the south end of the forest to 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2,100 to 2,400 m) in the north. Two tall volcanoes, Mount Baker and Glacier Peak , tower thousands of feet above

230-638: The Okanogan National Forest. Notable fires include the 2006 Tripod Complex , the 2014 Carlton Complex and the 2015 Okanogan Complex fires. The Okanogan National Forest was established on July 1, 1911, from a portion of the Chelan National Forest . On July 1, 1921, the entire forest was transferred back to the Chelan National Forest, but on March 23, 1955, the transfer was reverted. The Okanogan National Forest

253-697: The President the authority to establish forest reserves for the United States Department of the Interior . After passage of the Transfer Act of 1905 , forest reserves became part of the United States Department of Agriculture in the newly created United States Forest Service. The Chelan National Forest was established by the Forest Service on July 1, 1908, from 2,492,500 acres (1,008,700 ha) from

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276-630: The Snoqualmie Ranger District has two ranger stations located in North Bend and Enumclaw . Together with the other central Puget Sound counties, 62% (3.63 million people) of the state's population lives within a 70-mile (110 km) drive of the forest. Another 1.5 million in the Vancouver metropolitan area are also within easy reach of the northern part of the forest. The large population factor, coupled with easy road access, makes

299-646: The Washington Forest Reserve. The first forest supervisor of Wenatchee National Forest was Albert H. Sylvester , who named over a thousand natural features in the region. Washington National Forest The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington is a National Forest extending more than 140 miles (230 km) along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canada–US border to

322-481: The adjacent ridges. The forest is home to more glaciers and snow fields than any other national forest outside Alaska. As of 1971 , the largest glaciers—with surface areas greater than 2.5 km (0.97 sq mi)—are: The number of glaciers in the forest has decreased from 295 in 1971 to fewer than 287 in 1998. This is a part of the global phenomenon of glacier retreat . Forest glaciers have lost between 20 and 40% of their volume between 1984 and 2006. This

345-537: The balance lying in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The western part of the forest is wetter than the dry and less temperate east. The vegetation varies similarly, from the western boreal forest , to the eastern high-elevation steppe . A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 316,000 acres (128,000 ha), a majority of which was lodgepole pine forests. Wildfires are not uncommon in

368-575: The forest are exceptionally rugged and scenic. In 1968, part of the forest was transferred to the National Park Service to be within North Cascades National Park . A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 643,500 acres (260,400 ha). In addition, Congressional action since 1964 has established the following wilderness areas, which comprise 827,101 acres (3,347 km )—almost half of

391-529: The forest's area: These pristine areas provide clean water, solitude, and permanent protection to old-growth forests across 42% of the Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest. Congress also established the Skagit Wild and Scenic River System in 1978. Its 125 miles (201 km) of rivers on the Skagit , Cascade , Sauk , and Suiattle rivers provide important wildlife habitat and recreation. The Skagit River System

414-468: The northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park . Administered by the United States Forest Service , the forest is headquartered in Everett . There are local ranger district offices in North Bend and Skykomish . Mount Baker National Forest was established as the Washington Forest Reserve on February 22, 1897, with 3,594,240 acres (14,545.4 km ). It became a national forest on March 4, 1907, and

437-619: Was administratively combined with the Wenatchee National Forest in 2000, although the boundaries for each forest remained unchanged, and in 2007, it administratively became known as the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest . The headquarters are in Wenatchee, Washington . There are local ranger district offices located in Chelan , Cle Elum , Entiat , Leavenworth , and Naches . The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 gave

460-526: Was filmed on location in Mount Baker National Forest because Twentieth Century Pictures felt it was remote enough to guarantee lack of interruption from skiers and other forest visitors. Paramount Pictures later also filmed The Barrier at Mount Baker Lodge. The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest covers (in descending order of forestland area) portions of Snohomish , Whatcom , Skagit , King , Pierce , and Kittitas counties. It has

483-611: Was later created from a portion of the Winthrop Ranger District, and the Conconully Ranger District became the Okanogan Ranger District. The western part of the Colville National Forest transferred into the Chelan National Forest in 1943. On March 23, 1955, Chelan National Forest again became the Okanogan National Forest, then headquartered in the city of Okanogan . As per the change, the rename of

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506-504: Was renamed Mount Baker National Forest on January 21, 1924. Snoqualmie National Forest was established from land in Washington NF on 1 July 1908 with 961,120 acres (3,889.52 km ). A part of Rainier National Forest was added on October 19, 1933. The two were administratively combined in 1974. The 1935 version of The Call of the Wild with Clark Gable , Loretta Young and Jack Oakie

529-502: Was still existent, then only occupying the drainage basin of Lake Chelan and Entiat. The Conconully, Loomis, Squaw Creek, Sweat Creek, Twisp and Winthrop ranger districts were formed between 1911 and 1915. On July 1, 1921, the entire forest reunited back into the Chelan National Forest, and the term Okanogan was discontinued. Subsequently, another ranger district was established, the Chelan Ranger District. Portions of

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