Elevation: 5,360+ feet
Clean Prominence: 480 feet
Next Higher Peak: Snoqualmie Mountain
State: Washington State
County: King County
In areas: Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage, Alpine Lakes Wilderness
USGS quad: Snoqualmie Pass
UTM: 10T 618373E 5258317N (NAD27)
Trip Reports and References
- The Northwest Peakbaggers Asylum: Avalanche Mountain via Snow Lake
- yellowleaf.org: Avalanche Mountain via Snow Lake trail
- yellowleaf.org: Avalanche Mountain via Snow Lake trail (attempted)
Name origin
"'Avalanche Mountain' seemed a good name since (1) avalanches make 'snow thunder' or 'rock thunder' and (2) the Source Lake basin, just south, is famous for this treacherous phenomenon -- of both the snow and rock varieties." - John Roper in the March 1995 issue of Pack & Paddle.The Seattle Mountaineers call this peak "Rock Thunder". This name was given by Dave Beedon, a former Seattle Mountaineers scramble leader.
Maps
- Online map with route drawn on it: Avalanche Mountain map
- Online USGS map of Avalanche Mountain: Google Maps
- USGS quad: Snoqualmie Pass
- Greentrails map: Snoqualmie Pass
- USGS 1:100,000 map: Snoqualmie Pass (good for identifying distant peaks)
In These Peak Lists
- #46 in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage Peaks list
- #21 in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River peaks list
Nearby Peaks
- Snoqualmie Mountain (6,278')
- Lundin Peak (6,059')
- Cave Ridge (5,270')
- Chair Peak (6,238')
- Wright Mountain (5,430')
- Bryant Peak (5,801')
- Hemlock Peak (5,560'+)
- The Tooth (5,604')
- Guye Peak (5,168')
- Red Mountain (5,890')
- Denny Mountain (5,520'+)
- Mount Roosevelt (5,835')
- Kaleetan Peak (6,259')
- Kendall Peak (5,784')
- Collar Mountain (5,851')
- Low Mountain (5,400'+)
- Alaska Mountain (5,745')
- West Granite Mountain (5,566')
- Granite Mountain (5,629')
- Preacher Mountain (5,924')
- Sorcery Mountain (5,273')
- Ski Acres Hill (4,200'+)
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Copyright © 2004 Gabriel Deal.