Gazing across Washington State’s incredible Alpine Lakes Wilderness from the summit of Mt. Defiance (5,584 ft or 1,702 m). Foto from an earlier hike & climb. The largest lake below is Lake Kulla Kulla at about 3760 ft in elevation. Further over to your right is the next largest, Mason Lake at about 4,183 feet. As you can see, one doesn’t scramble 1,053 ft straight down. Ya gotta go up & over & down & around & then down. I took this foto on Monday 22 June 2015.