Tipsoo Lake

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| location = Pierce County, Washington

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| type = alpine lake

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| elevation = {{convert|5298|ft|m}}

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Tipsoo Lake, at an elevation of {{convert|5298|ft|m}} above sea level,{{gnis|1527255}} is an alpine lake within the Northern Cascade Range near the summit of Chinook Pass in Pierce County, Washington.{{cite web |title = Tipsoo Lake Fishing in Pierce County, Washington | publisher = FishingWorks.com | url = http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/washington/pierce/chinook-pass/tipsoo-lake/ | access-date = 2010-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229201356/http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/washington/pierce/chinook-pass/tipsoo-lake/ |archive-date=2012-02-29}}

The area is popular with photographers as the shores and surrounding area abound with the vibrant yellow, orange and purple colors of huckleberry, lupine, Indian paintbrush, and Partridgefoot. There are several hiking trails near the lake that vary in degrees of difficulty and that have views of Mount Rainier, Yakima Peak, and the surrounding landscape.{{cite web| title = Tipsoo Lake. Washington State Tourism | publisher = ExperienceWA.com | url = http://www.experiencewa.com/attraction.aspx?id=12 | access-date = 2010-06-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729045344/http://www.experiencewa.com/attraction.aspx?id=12 | archive-date=2009-07-29}}

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Gallery

File:Yakima Peak and Tipsoo Lake.jpg|Yakima Peak and Tipsoo Lake

File:Tipsoo Lake overlook at Mount Rainier.jpg|Tipsoo Lake overlook at Mount Rainier

File:Upper Tipsoo Lake reflection.jpg|Upper Tipsoo Lake reflection

File:Rainier and Upper Tipsoo Lake - panoramio.jpg|Rainier and Upper Tipsoo Lake

File:Mount Rainier from Tipsoo Lake overlook 2016.jpg|Mount Rainier from Tipsoo Lake overlook

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Category:Lakes of Washington (state)

Category:Lakes of Pierce County, Washington

Category:Mount Rainier National Park

Category:Protected areas of Pierce County, Washington

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