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Originally Posted by millsboy79
It is all about perspective, it may only be 300m elevation gain over the 5km hike but the lake itself is still over 7000ft (according to google earth) in elevation and the most northern lake I was considering so in my mind this would be the lake that I could judge lakes further south and a few hundred feet lower in elevation. A couple degrees in temperature could make all the difference.
That's why I am trying to gather all the info now when I have time to plan.
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Elevation is certainly important, but I consider the second most to be proximity to continental divide/precipitation. As you go from east to west there can be quite different ice-off times because of the microclimate differences even for lakes at the same elevation. They are too close for latitude to make a significant difference.