Bandera Mountain
Bandera Mountain rises to 1,597 m in Washington. Snoqualmie Mountain East stands 1,915 m to the east-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bandera Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Bandera Mountain is a mountain located near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The mountain is accessible by the Mason Lake Trail (Ira Springs Memorial Trail), which is located off I-90 at Exit 45 on Forest Road 9031.
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Wikidata Q4854521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,597 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 18.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 3 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 4 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Hall Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bandera Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Pratt Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Defiance: 1.8 mi
- Tusk O'Granite: 2.2 mi
- Dissent Point: 2.5 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 7.0 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 10.9 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 11.1 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 12.3 mi
- Torguson Park: 12.4 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 4.1 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 4.1 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 4.6 mi
- Franklin Falls: 5.0 mi
- Weeks Falls: 5.2 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 11.0 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 11.0 mi
- Poet's Path: 15.5 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 15.5 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 15.5 mi
- Tubing Park: 6.0 mi
- Actual Cave: 6.6 mi
- Amazonia: 6.6 mi
- Club Paradiso: 6.6 mi
- Semi Wall: 6.8 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 8.8 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 9.6 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 11.3 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 11.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.6 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 23.2 mi
- Glacier Park Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Legacy Garden: 23.6 mi
- Smith-Mossman Western Azalea Display Garden: 23.6 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 19.3 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 20.6 mi
- Crow Marsh Natural Area: 21.2 mi
- Easton Ponds: 21.4 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 5.9 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 11.1 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 14.6 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 15.5 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Mine Creek: 7.1 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 8.9 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Osprey Wall: 5.5 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 8.7 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 9.5 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 9.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 10.6 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bandera Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | ENE 63° | 1,915 m | 6.5 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,914 m | 6.4 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | NE 41° | 1,908 m | 4.3 mi |
| Chair Peak | NE 48° | 1,902 m | 4.5 mi |
| Snow Dome | ENE 63° | 1,887 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lundin Peak | ENE 63° | 1,846 m | 7.2 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | N 9° | 1,800 m | 5.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,795 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 13.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Lake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544226
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 7 mi
- North Bend · 13 mi
- King County · 15 mi
- Snoqualmie · 16 mi
- Issaquah · 25 mi
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