Preacher Mountain
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Preacher Mountain rises to 1,800 m in Washington. Snoqualmie Mountain East stands 1,915 m to the east-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Caroline Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Preacher Mountain is a broad summit located in King County of Washington state. It's located at the western edge of the Cascade Range and is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Kaleetan Peak, 3.11 miles (5.01 km) to the southeast. The Pulpit is situated 2.19 miles to the northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie River.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49064030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1800 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 6.3 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 6.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 12.4 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 6 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 6 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Olallie Knob · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caroline Peak: 1.4 mi
- Wild Dare: 1.7 mi
- The Pulpit: 2.2 mi
- Wright Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Roosevelt: 2.8 mi
- Tin Cup Joe Falls: 1.7 mi
- Tin Cup Joe Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls: 1.8 mi
- Nine Hour Falls: 1.9 mi
- Dingford Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 9.5 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 11.0 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 11.0 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 11.9 mi
- Torguson Park: 12.1 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 12.9 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 12.9 mi
- Poet's Path: 14.4 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 14.4 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 14.4 mi
- Tubing Park: 8.0 mi
- Amazonia: 8.4 mi
- Actual Cave: 8.4 mi
- Club Paradiso: 8.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 8.5 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 4.1 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 10.3 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 10.3 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 11.9 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Spouse Wall: 3.8 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 4.1 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 4.2 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 4.2 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 15.5 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 17.0 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 19.7 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 20.7 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 7.3 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 12.6 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 13.0 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 13.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 14.5 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 4.0 mi
- Mine Creek: 6.8 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Sunset Walk Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 23.7 mi
- Westridge Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 24.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 24.3 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Canyon Spring: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Preacher Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | ESE 119° | 1,914.57 m | 5.6 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,913.5 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | SE 143° | 1,907.7 m | 3.1 mi |
| Chair Peak | SE 138° | 1,902 m | 3.6 mi |
| Snow Dome | ESE 118° | 1,886.7 m | 5.7 mi |
| Lundin Peak | ESE 114° | 1,846 m | 6.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,795.3 m | 6.7 mi |
| Caroline Peak | SSE 150° | 1,795 m | 1.4 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 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1524627 — Preacher Mountain, King County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/349018434
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 9 mi
- North Bend · 12 mi
- King County · 15 mi
- Snoqualmie · 15 mi
- Issaquah · 25 mi
- Stevens Pass · 26 mi
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