Chair Peak
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Chair Peak rises to 1,902 m in Washington. Chikamin Peak stands 2,110 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaleetan Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Chair Peak is a 6,238 ft (1,900 m) mountain summit located in east King County of Washington state. It's part of the Cascade Range and is set within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Chair Peak is situated three miles northwest of Snoqualmie Pass on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie River. Chair Peak is located immediately south of Snow Lake which is a popular hiking destination. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 2,200 feet (670 m) above Snow Lake in 0.5 mi (0.80 km). The nearest higher neighbor is Kaleetan Peak, 0.57 miles (0.92 km) to the west-northwest.
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Wikidata Q30135958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,902 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 17.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 22.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 7 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 7 mi
- Mount Margaret · 8 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kaleetan Peak: 0.6 mi
- Bryant Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Roosevelt: 0.8 mi
- Hemlock Peak: 0.8 mi
- The Fang: 1.0 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 1.8 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 2.1 mi
- Franklin Falls: 2.9 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 3.0 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 3.1 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 5.8 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 13.4 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 13.5 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 14.6 mi
- Torguson Park: 14.7 mi
- Tubing Park: 4.4 mi
- Amazonia: 9.8 mi
- Actual Cave: 9.8 mi
- Club Paradiso: 9.9 mi
- Semi Wall: 10.0 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 7.5 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 9.8 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 12.8 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 13.1 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 13.1 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Osprey Wall: 2.6 mi
- Spouse Wall: 7.1 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 7.7 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 7.7 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 7.4 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 14.5 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 14.5 mi
- Poet's Path: 17.3 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 17.4 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 17.4 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 3.7 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 14.6 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 16.7 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 17.4 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 19.0 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 19.9 mi
- Easton Ponds: 20.9 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 21.4 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 4.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Canyon Spring: 14.2 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 23.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Chair Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikamin Peak | E 81° | 2,110 m | 7.4 mi |
| Big Snow Mountain | NE 42° | 2,036 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Thomson | E 80° | 1,998 m | 5.0 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | ENE 66° | 1,987 m | 7.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | E 81° | 1,926 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | E 91° | 1,915 m | 2.5 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | E 91° | 1,914 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | WNW 290° | 1,908 m | 0.6 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 | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544539
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 6 mi
- North Bend · 15 mi
- King County · 17 mi
- Snoqualmie · 17 mi
- Stevens Pass · 26 mi
- Issaquah · 27 mi
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