Thompson Point 5124 via Granite Creek Road-Trail

Trip Report

Ian and I parked at the Mailbox Peak trailhead and rode our mountain bikes up the North Fork Snoqualmie Road onto the gated Granite Creek Road-Trail. We ditched the bikes shortly before we got to the Granite Lakes intersection (where the picnic tables are), after this the road was consistently covered with snow. At the start of the Thompson Lake trail (#1009A) was the first particularly scenic spot on this trip, we took a break for lunch here. We continued on the logging roads past the trail and up to Thompson Point 5124. There was an excellent view of Kaleetan Peak where the logging road meets the ridge just south of Thompson Point 5124. At this point I slogged up the snowy, logged-out south side of Thompson Point 5124 while Ian waited below.

References

• Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades

Driving Directions

Take exit 34 off of I-90. Go north on 468th Ave for about 0.4 miles. Go right onto SE Middle Fork Road. (At the intersection with Lake Dorothy Road I always take Lake Dorothy Road since it seems wider, Lake Dorothy Road joins with the Middle Fork Road before the Mailbox Peak trailhead.)

The Mailbox Peak trailhead is 2.5 miles from the intersection of the Middle Fork Road and 468th Ave SE, immediately before the Middle Fork Road turns into gravel. (3 miles from exit 34.) Parking is on both sides of the road.

The Granite Creek Road-Trail is the first road on the right after the Mailbox Peak trailhead. It is blocked by a yellow gate. I usually park at the Mailbox Peak trailhead and walk to the Granite Creek Road-Trail.

Travel Times

• 2008/05/08: 2 hours 17 minutes ascending via bikes from Mailbox Peak trailhead (815') to picnic table intersection (3,215')
• 47 minutes ascending from picnic table intersection (3,215') to Thompson Lake trail intersection (4,125')
• 1 hour 15 minutes ascending from Thompson Lake trail intersection (4,125') to Thompson Point 5124 (5,305')
• 1 hour 9 minutes descending from Thompson Point 5124 (5,305') to picnic table intersection (3,220')
• 1 hour 6 minutes descending via bikes from picnic table intersection (3,220') to Mailbox Peak trailhead (855')

Visited

• Bandera USGS quad
• Chester Morse Lake USGS quad
• Granite Creek Road-Trail
• King County
• Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
• Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
• Thompson Point 5124
• Washington State

Kaleetan Peak from Thompson Point 5124

Revolution Peak from Thompson Point 5124

Russian Butte from Thompson Point 5124

Web Mountain from Granite Creek Road-Trail