West Granite Mountain and Granite Mountain (Snoqualmie Pass quad) loop
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Trip type: scramble (assistant lead)
Elevation gain: approx. 4,210 feet
USGS quad: Snoqualmie Pass
In areas: Alpine Lakes Wilderness, South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
Trip Organizer: The Mountaineers Scrambling Committee
Car-to-car time: 6 hours 10 minutes
- 34 minutes ascending from Granite Mountain trailhead to Where we left the trail at the switchbacks
- 2 hours 23 minutes ascending from Where we left the trail at the switchbacks to summit of West Granite Mountain
- 20 minutes descending from summit of West Granite Mountain to pass between Granite Mountain and West Granite Mountain
- 29 minutes ascending from pass between Granite Mountain and West Granite Mountain to summit of Granite Mountain
- 2 hours 9 minutes descending from summit of Granite Mountain to Granite Mountain trailhead
- 31 minutes driving back from Granite Mountain trailhead to High Point (exit 20)
References
- Book: 100 Hikes in Washington's Alpine Lakes
- Book: 55 Hikes Around Snoqualmie Pass: Mountains to Sound Greenway
- Book: Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Vol 1 - Columbia River to Stevens Pass
- Book: Climbing Washington's Mountains
- Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades
- Book: Seattle Outdoors: Hiking & Cycling-Puget Sound and Cascades (describes a couple scramble routes up Granite Mountain)
- Winter guide book: 100 Classic Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Routes
- Winter guide book: Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass
- Winter guide book: Snowshoe Routes - Washington
- Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center: Avalanche on Granite Mountain
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