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Title:Whiskey Lake
Area:Mt Jefferson Wilderness
Size:3 Acres
Depth:12 Feet
Elevation:4950 Feet
Elevation_Gain:750
Snow_Free:Jun 21
Camp_Sites:4
Trail:Bingham Ridge & Lake of the Woods (+0.3 mi XC)
Misc:Stocked by helicopter every other year with brook trout or cutthrout trout.
Links:Bingham Ridge Trail
Trail_Number:3421 & 3493
Route:From Detroit Ranger Station travel East on Hwy 22 approximately 17 miles past Detroit to forest road 2253 (Minto Rd.). Turn left and travel about 5 miles to parking on the right and the trailhead on the left.
TH_Access:May 29
TH_elevation:4200
Alt_trail:#3436 Marion Lake Trail 5.3 mi. elv. gain 1590 ft
Distance:5.1
Features:solitude
USGS_15:Mt Jefferson
USGS_75:Marion Lake
Reference:Mt Jefferson Wilderness Guidebook by George

Lake of the Woods & Whiskey Lake from the air - September 1975 - courtesy ODFW


Bingham Ridge Trailhead

Type:Lake
Backpack:yes
Experienced_Only:yes
Fishing:yes
Solitude:yes