Feb 20, 2024
Climbing Snoqualmie Mountain East Peak and Cave Ridge by Lundin Peak via Alpental Ski in Source Lake Basin near Snow Lake by Snoqualmie Pass
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Climbing Snoqualmie Mountain East Peak and Cave Ridge by Lundin Peak via Alpental Ski in Source Lake Basin near Snow Lake by Snoqualmie Pass
Snoqualmie Mountain's newly appointed summit is allegedly three whopping feet higher than the usual hangout spot. I invited Connor along even though he needed to wait below the top. We went up during last week as the mountain's popularity has spread far and wide since the yellow lab and my visit in 2018.
onehikeaweek on October 16, 2023: "Snoqualmie Mountain's newly appointed summit is allegedly three whopping feet higher than the usu..."
Snoqualmie Mountain, Washington
Photos by Mark Griffith
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Snoqualmie Mountain Trip Report
My friend Reid and I had to cancel our camping trip this weekend to Lake Ozette on the Olympic Peninsula, but were able to get together today for a short day hike/scramble up Snoqualmie Mountain.
We got a bit of a late start (Reid was willing to drive, but he also likes to sleep) leaving Seattle around 9am. Luckily, Snoqualmie Pass is about an hours drive from Seattle, and we were started by 10am.
The trail head is unmarked and a bit east of the MEGA popular snow lake trail. I believe the snow lake trail is one of, if not the most hiked trail in the alpine lakes wilderness. Anyway, the "trail" up Snoqualmie Mountain is not a maintained trail, and is considered a climbers path. Total elevation gain was 3000ft in 3 miles over mostly talus and granite. The route is marked by cairns most of the way up so it was important for whomever was in front to keep an eye out.
About a mile in, the path splits. To the east is the path one would take to climb Guye Peak (5168ft), and to the northwest is the path toward the Snoqualmie Mountain summit (6200ft).
The remainder of the hike was either straight up, or short switchbacks. Reid fantasized about slurpees while I snapped some pictures. As we got higher, the trees opened up and we were granted views of Rainier to the southeast and even a little nub of St. Helens. Red mountain to the east was the most prominent peak for the majority of the hike, but once we reached the summit, we had views of Chair and Kaleetan above Snow lake, and could see as far as Stuart to the east.
We spent about an hour at the top eating lunch and drinking the few beers we had packed up (it was nice to lose the weight).
Aside from a couple we saw at the top, we saw zero other hikers, which surprised us after seeing a full parking lot at the bottom. I guess the lesson here is never do Snow Lake on a sunny weekend.
I should have film developed in a week or so. I took some black and white on some Illford 100 as it was a very bright day. Hoping to get some contrasty shots of some really rocky peaks.
FUN FACT: Snoqualmie Mountain marks the divide between Kittitas and King Counties and is the highest point in both!!