Guye Peak
Guye Peak rises to 1,576 m in Washington. Lemah Mountain stands 2,280 m to the northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Guye Peak Middle, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Guye Peak is a mountain in the northwest United States in the Cascade Range of Washington, east of Seattle. Named for Francis M. Guye, who held an iron mining claim on it in the 1880s, it lies in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area and overlooks Snoqualmie Pass from the north. Guye Peak was first climbed on October 6, 1912, by Charles Hazlehurst, Hector Abel, Paul Dubuar, and Mary Hard. The climb is 2,000 feet (600 m) from the pass valley and has mixed rock climbing and scrambling, ranging from class 3 to class 5.6. It is popular partly because of easy access from Interstate 90. Like other hiking experiences in the region, Guye Peak has wet-climate hazards such as mossy or otherwise slippery rocks in the summer and avalanches in the winter. At least eight climbers have died in falls on Guye Peak, including the mathematician Oded Schramm in 2008.
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Wikidata Q5622815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1575.6 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 1.1 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 1.1 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 18.0 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 5 mi
- Little Balcony · 9 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 9 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guye Peak Middle: 0.0 mi
- Guye Peak North: 0.1 mi
- Cave Ridge: 0.7 mi
- Kendall Peak: 1.1 mi
- Snoqualmie Mountain East: 1.2 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 3.6 mi
- French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- French Cabin Sno Park: 15.2 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 16.2 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 16.3 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Falls: 1.6 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 2.1 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 2.2 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 2.2 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 9.3 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 10.1 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 10.9 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 11.7 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 15.1 mi
- Osprey Wall: 0.9 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 1.4 mi
- Spouse Wall: 9.5 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 10.4 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 10.4 mi
- Tubing Park: 2.3 mi
- Amazonia: 12.5 mi
- Actual Cave: 12.5 mi
- Club Paradiso: 12.5 mi
- Semi Wall: 12.6 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 1.4 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 17.1 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 18.5 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 18.6 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 9.9 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 17.1 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 17.1 mi
- Poet's Path: 20.3 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 20.3 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 20.3 mi
- Easton Ponds: 18.2 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 21.3 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 22.8 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 23.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 1.5 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 3.0 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Canyon Spring: 16.7 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 20.5 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Guye Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemah Mountain | NE 56° | 2,280 m | 6.1 mi |
| Overcoat Peak | NE 48° | 2,265 m | 7.4 mi |
| Chikamin Peak | ENE 63° | 2,110 m | 5.1 mi |
| Three Queens | E 87° | 2,038 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Snow Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,036 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Thomson | NE 47° | 1,998 m | 3.1 mi |
| Hibox Mountain | E 98° | 1,996 m | 5.1 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | NE 43° | 1,987 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9994153173
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 3 mi
- North Bend · 18 mi
- King County · 20 mi
- Snoqualmie · 20 mi
- Stevens Pass · 26 mi
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