The Tooth
The Tooth rises to 1,708 m in Washington. Chikamin Peak stands 2,110 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fang, a peak 0.1 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
The Tooth is the descriptive name for a 5,606-foot-elevation (1,709-meter) fin-like, andesite pillar located in King County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. The Tooth is located northwest of Snoqualmie Pass and the Alpental ski area on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest higher peak is Bryant Peak, 0.44 miles (0.71 km) to the northwest. Originally called Denny Horn and Denny Tooth, The Tooth became the officially recognized name in 1918, with Denny referring to its position on the high ridge between Denny Mountain and Chair Peak. The Tooth is a popular rock-climbing destination, even in winter. The easiest route is class 4 scrambling, but solid rock provides technical routes, with the South Face considered a classic 5.4 climb that was first done in 1928 by Lloyd Anderson and Herman Wunderling. In 2023, a woman died while descending unroped from the summit.
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Wikidata Q56278189, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1708.1 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 1.8 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 1.8 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 15.8 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 7 mi
- Little Balcony · 7 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 7 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Fang: 0.1 mi
- Hemlock Peak: 0.3 mi
- Bryant Peak: 0.5 mi
- Denny Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Low Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 0.8 mi
- Keekwulee Falls: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Falls: 1.8 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 1.9 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 4.7 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 14.1 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 14.2 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 15.3 mi
- Torguson Park: 15.4 mi
- Tubing Park: 3.3 mi
- Amazonia: 10.3 mi
- Actual Cave: 10.3 mi
- Club Paradiso: 10.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 10.5 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 8.6 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 12.8 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 12.9 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 13.0 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 0.9 mi
- Osprey Wall: 1.6 mi
- Spouse Wall: 8.2 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 8.8 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 8.8 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 8.5 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 2.6 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 15.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 17.5 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 18.2 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 15.0 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 15.0 mi
- Poet's Path: 18.2 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 18.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 18.2 mi
- Easton Ponds: 19.8 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 20.1 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 20.7 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 22.2 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 2.7 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 4.1 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- Canyon Spring: 14.6 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 22.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of The Tooth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikamin Peak | ENE 73° | 2,110 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Thomson | ENE 67° | 1,998 m | 4.7 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | ENE 57° | 1,987 m | 7.1 mi |
| Four Brothers | E 79° | 1,977 m | 7.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,926 m | 6.0 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | ENE 65° | 1,914.57 m | 2.1 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,913.5 m | 2.0 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | NW 316° | 1,907.7 m | 1.6 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 | 07:51 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5818668986
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 5 mi
- North Bend · 16 mi
- King County · 18 mi
- Snoqualmie · 18 mi
- Stevens Pass · 27 mi
- Issaquah · 28 mi
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