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Kendall Peak

Kendall Peak rises to 1,762 m in Washington. Chimney Rock stands 2,355 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

Kendall Peak is a mountain located on the county line separating King County and Kittitas County of Washington state. It is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on the crest of the Cascade Range. Kendall Peak is situated two miles northeast of Snoqualmie Pass on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff on the east side of the mountain drains into Silver Creek and makes its way to the Columbia River via Yakima River, whereas the west side of the mountain drains into the South Fork Snoqualmie River via Commonwealth Creek. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses its west flank and an exposed section of the trail called Kendall Katwalk has seen tragic deaths over the years, most recently September 5, 2018. The nearest higher peak is Red Mountain, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the north-northwest.

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Wikidata Q49041192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,762 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.44304, -121.38494

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 3.6 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 14.2 mi
  • Dahlgren Family Park: 17.3 mi
  • Tanner Landing Park: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Historic sites: 18
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 10
  • Osprey Wall: 1.9 mi
  • Alpental Cliffs: 2.6 mi
  • Spouse Wall: 10.2 mi
  • East Quartz Camp: 11.1 mi
  • West Quartz Camp: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Tubing Park: 2.6 mi
  • Amazonia: 13.6 mi
  • Actual Cave: 13.6 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 13.6 mi
  • Semi Wall: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Museums: 8
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 18.3 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 18.3 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 18.4 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Kendall Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chimney RockNE2,355 m6.5 mi
Lemah MountainNE2,280 m5.1 mi
Overcoat PeakNE2,265 m6.5 mi
Chikamin PeakENE2,110 m4.1 mi
Three QueensE2,038 m5.3 mi
Big Snow MountainN2,036 m6.4 mi
Mount ThomsonNNE1,998 m2.3 mi
Hibox MountainE1,996 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:0920:1921:07
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:5115:2516:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4371572731

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