Snoqualmie Mountain is the tallest peak in the immediate vicinity of

Snoqualmie Pass Snoqualmie Pass is a mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 (I-90) through the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. The pass summit is at an elevation of , on the county line between Kittitas County and King County. Snoqualmie Pass ...

in the North

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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

state,

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Its shape is often described as "amorphous" or "blob-like", although it does display a steep north face dropping down to the Middle Fork of the

Snoqualmie River The Snoqualmie River is a long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town ...

. The boundary of the

Alpine Lakes Wilderness The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large National Wilderness Preservation System, wilderness area spanning the Central Cascades of Washington (state), Washington state in the United States. The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National F ...

crosses the summit of Snoqualmie Mountain.

Routes

The south ridge, ascending from Cave Ridge between Snoqualmie Peak and

Guye Peak Guye Peak is a mountain in the Northwestern United States, northwest United States in the Cascade Range of Washington (state), Washington, east of Seattle. Named for Francis M. Guye, who held an iron mining claim on it in the 1880s, it lies in ...

, is a non-technical hike. To reach Cave Ridge, either ascend from just south of the Snow Lake trailhead near

Alpental Alpental, named after the German word for ''alpine valley'', is both a valley in eastern King County, Washington, United States and a ski area in the valley. The valley is about 50 miles (80 km) east of Seattle, Washington and is north ...

to the west, or ascend from the Commonwealth Basin to the east. Expect to take 4 hours to reach the summit. The first recorded ascent was by Albert H. Sylvester in 1897 or 1898.

References

External links

* Mountains of King County, Washington Mountains of Washington (state) {{KingCountyWA-geo-stub