Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance rises to 1,702 m in Washington. Snoqualmie Mountain East stands 1,915 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Putrid Pete's Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mount Defiance is a 5,584-foot (1,702-metre) mountain summit located in King County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Mount Defiance is situated 6.5 mi (10.5 km) west of Snoqualmie Pass on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff on the mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie River. The nearest higher peak is Granite Mountain, 3.96 mi (6.37 km) to the east-southeast, and Bandera Mountain is 1.85 mi (2.98 km) to the southeast. Mount Defiance can be reached by trail, with access via the Ira Spring, Talapus Lake, or Pratt Lake trailheads.
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Wikidata Q49052447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,702 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 19.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 21.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 2 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 2 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Olallie Knob · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Putrid Pete's Peak: 1.1 mi
- Dissent Point: 1.3 mi
- Web Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Little Bandera Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bandera Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 8.6 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 9.3 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 9.4 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 10.6 mi
- Torguson Park: 10.7 mi
- Weeks Falls: 3.9 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 5.1 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 5.2 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 6.0 mi
- Franklin Falls: 6.2 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 9.8 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 9.8 mi
- Poet's Path: 13.7 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 13.7 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 13.7 mi
- Amazonia: 5.2 mi
- Actual Cave: 5.2 mi
- Club Paradiso: 5.2 mi
- Semi Wall: 5.4 mi
- Tubing Park: 7.5 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 7.9 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 8.3 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 8.7 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 9.5 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 9.5 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 16.2 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 17.7 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 19.0 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 20.2 mi
- Crow Marsh Natural Area: 20.5 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 20.5 mi
- Sunset Walk Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Glacier Park Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 22.5 mi
- Legacy Garden: 22.5 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 7.2 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 9.9 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 12.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 13.8 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Mine Creek: 5.3 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 7.6 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Osprey Wall: 6.6 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 7.2 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 8.1 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 8.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Canyon Spring: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Mount Defiance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | ENE 77° | 1,915 m | 7.2 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,914 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | ENE 65° | 1,908 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chair Peak | ENE 70° | 1,902 m | 4.9 mi |
| Snow Dome | ENE 77° | 1,887 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lundin Peak | ENE 76° | 1,846 m | 7.9 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,800 m | 4.9 mi |
| Caroline Peak | NE 42° | 1,795 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518660 — Mount Defiance, King County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349018404
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 8 mi
- North Bend · 11 mi
- King County · 13 mi
- Snoqualmie · 14 mi
- Issaquah · 23 mi
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