Location: West Granite Mountain (unofficial name)

AKA: Tusk O' Granite
Elevation: 5,566 feet (approx 1,696 meters)
Clean Prominence: 406 feet (approx 123 meters)
Next Higher Peak: Granite Mountain
State: Washington State
County: King County
In Areas: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
USGS Quad: Snoqualmie Pass
UTM: 10T 613830E 5253157N (NAD27)

Trip Reports and References

Winter guide book: Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass
Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades
yellowleaf.org: West Granite Mountain and Granite Mountain loop
yellowleaf.org: West Granite Mountain from south

Name origin

"... John's proposal to 'name' this summit Tusk 'O Granite, to signify the way it rises like a tooth from the side of Granite Mountain. There was a nice bit of word play to this, since the alternative spelling, Tuscogranite, acacurately defines its location on a line between Granite's main summit and (Lower) Tuscohatchie Lake." - Jeff Howbert in the March 1995 issue of Pack & Paddle.

Maps

Satellite photo of West Granite Mountain: Google Maps
Online USGS map of West Granite Mountain: TerraServer
USGS quad: Snoqualmie Pass
Greentrails map: Snoqualmie Pass

In These Peak Lists

#55 in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage Peaks list

Nearby Peaks

Granite Mountain (5,629')
Low Mountain (5,400'+)
Pratt Mountain (5,099')
Bandera Mountain (5,241')
Hemlock Peak (5,560'+)
The Tooth (5,604')
Bryant Peak (5,801')
Denny Mountain (5,520'+)
Chair Peak (6,238')
Kaleetan Peak (6,259')
Ski Acres Hill (4,200'+)
Mount Defiance (5,584')
Humpback Mountain (5,174')
Rockdale Ridge (4,440'+)
Wright Mountain (5,430')
Guye Peak (5,168')
Avalanche Mountain (5,360'+)
Snoqualmie Mountain (6,278')
Cave Ridge (5,270')
Silver Peak (5,605')
Little Saint Helens (4,582')
Putrid Pete's Peak (5,220'+)
Mount Catherine (5,052')
Web Mountain (5,335')
Mount Hyak (3,745')

Weather

Inside of

Image of South side of West Granite Mountain (Snoqualmie Pass quad)

South side of West Granite Mountain (trip report)