[1] Frequently hicked Huckleberry Mountain is just north of the lake on the opposite side of the Pacific Crest Trail.

[4] Access to Joe Lake and Alaska Mountain is through Gold Creek Trail #1314 (not maintained).

The trailhead is at Gold Creek Pond on the North shore of Keechelus Lake and South of Snoqualmie Pass.

[5] Past the open meadows of slide alder and vine maple and past Alaska Lake, the trail leads to a waterfall and later Joe Lake along the creek shore.

Gold Creek Trail connects to the Pacific Crest Trail on the north ridge of Alaska and Joe Lake, while Edds Lake is on the opposite side of the PCT.