State: Washington State
County: King County
In Areas: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, North Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
USGS Quad: Mount Phelps
UTM: 10T 604800E 5276601N (NAD27)
Trip Reports and References
- Washington Trails Association: Loch Katrine
- yellowleaf.org: Loch Katrine and the ridge above
Driving Directions
Take I-90 E from Seattle. Take exit 31 and set your odometer to zero at the stop sign. Go N on Bendigo Blvd. At 0.7 miles go right on N Bend Way. At 0.8 miles (two blocks) go left on Ballarat Ave N. At 1.3 miles Ballarat Ave N turns into 420 Ave SE, then at 1.5 miles the arterial turns into NE 12th St, then at 2 miles the arterial turns into 428 Ave SE, and finally at 3.8 miles the arterial turns into North Fork Snoqualmie Road SE. At 4.9 miles at a Y (with deadend signs for both forks) go to the left (uphill). At 5.3 miles North Fork Snoqualmie Road SE turns to gravel.At 15.3 miles from I-90, cross the "one lane bridge" and continue on North Fork Snoqualmie Road. The Loch Katrine trailhead is 17.4 miles from I-90 at gate 16 on the right side of the road, on the left side of the road is a large turn-around area.
Maps
- Satellite photo of Loch Katrine: Google Maps
- Online USGS map of Loch Katrine: TerraServer
- USGS quad: Mount Phelps
Nearby Peaks
- Boomerang Peak (5,185')
- Goat Mountain (5,580')
- Prospectors Ridge (4,280'+)
- Mount Phelps (5,535')
- Rooster Mountain (5,339')
- Hancock's Comb (4,680'+)
- Bare Mountain (5,353')
- Cascade Lookout (3,702')
Weather
Inside of
Little Phelps from logging road below Loch Katrine (trip report)
Loch Katrine from logging road (trip report)
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