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period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The last glacial retreat in the Alpine Lakes area began about 14,000 years ago and was north of the Canada–US border by 10,000 years ago. The U-shaped
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danger. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the
Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer. The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing or
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walls spotted with over 700 mountain lakes. Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the
Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences. These climate differences lead to vegetation variety defining the
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in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the Alpine Lakes
Wilderness area.
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