Lake Willoughby is a lake in the town of Westmore in Orleans County in the northeast section of Vermont, United States. Willoughby is a glacial lake over 300′ deep in places, making it the deepest lake entirely contained in the state. The lake’s southern end is surrounded by the Willoughby State Forest. This state park includes Mount Pisgah, Mount Hor, and Bartlett Mountain. The lake is known for its clarity and chilly temperature.
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Its waters are slightly alkaline. Because of its depth, it freezes later than other lakes in the Northeast Kingdom. Willoughby is a glacial lake over 300′ deep in places, making it the deepest lake entirely contained in the state. It resembles a Norwegian fjord. Willoughby may be Vermont’s premier lake trout lake, consistently producing some of the largest lake trout caught in Vermont. Willoughby contains rainbow trout (wild and stocked), landlocked Atlantic salmon (mainly stocked), rainbow smelt, burbot, yellow perch, longnose sucker, white sucker, lake chub, common shiner, and round whitefish which is a native species of extremely limited distribution in Vermont. The lake contains native fish. Lake facilities offer swimming, hiking, and ice fishing. There is a nude beach on the lake’s southern shore.[4] Route 5A runs along the lake’s eastern edge. Vermont tourist attractions.
Lake Willoughby, Vermont GPS coordinates:44° 45′ 0″ N, 72° 3′ 36″ W
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