# Talapus Lake

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{{Short description|Lake in Washington state, US}}
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'''Talapus Lake''' is a freshwater [lake](/source/lake) located on a prominent valley at the eastern skirt of [Bandera Mountain](/source/Bandera_Mountain),<ref name=barnes>{{cite book |last=Barnes|first=Jeremy and Nathan |author-link= |date= 2009|title=Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yqaWDwAAQBAJ|location= |publisher=[Mountaineers Books](/source/The_Mountaineers_(club))|page=|isbn=978-1680510782}}
</ref> in [King County](/source/King_County%2C_Washington), Washington.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/50907|title=Defiance, Mount WA|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= ListOfJohn.com|access-date=9 June 2021 |quote=}}
</ref> [Mount Defiance](/source/Mount_Defiance_(Washington)) and [Pratt Mountain](/source/Pratt_Mountain_(Washington)) are a short distance to the west of Talapus Lake. The name Talapus is a Chinook word for ''coyote''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Talapus, the Coyote trickster of the Chinook tribe (Italapas) |url=http://www.native-languages.org/morelegends/talapus.htm |website=www.native-languages.org}}</ref>

Talapus Lake is surrounded by other alpine lakes, including [Olallie Lake](/source/Olallie_Lake_(King_County%2C_Washington)) and [Pratt Lake](/source/Pratt_Lake_(Washington)) a short distance north. Because of its proximity to [Snoqualmie Pass](/source/Snoqualmie_Pass) and other prominent peaks in the [Alpine Lakes Wilderness](/source/Alpine_Lakes_Wilderness),<ref>{{cite book |last=Weber |first=Andrew |author-link= |date= 2009|title=60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Seattle: Including Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdBKAQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Blazer+Lake%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA156 |location= |publisher=Menasha Ridge Press |page=156 |isbn=978-0897326957}}
</ref> the lake is a popular area for hiking, swimming, and fishing [rainbow trout](/source/rainbow_trout).<ref name=blazer>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonfishinglakes.com/lakes/wa/king_county/talapus|title=Talapus King County|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= Washington Fishing Lakes|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>

Access to the lake is from Talapus Lake trail or Pratt Lake trail further east, a short exit from [Interstate 90](/source/Interstate_90_in_Washington), west of the [Snoqualmie Pass](/source/Snoqualmie_Pass).<ref>{{cite book |last= Hill|first= Craig|author-link= |date= 2002|title= Moon Washington Hiking: Best Hikes plus Beer, Bites, and Campgrounds Nearby|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZnvDwAAQBAJ |location= |publisher= Avalon Publishing|page= |isbn=9781640495067}}
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== See also ==
* [List of lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness](/source/List_of_lakes_of_the_Alpine_Lakes_Wilderness)

== References ==
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Category:Lakes of King County, Washington
Category:Lakes of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Category:Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest

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