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Wilderness Peak, a peak in Washington
Wilderness Peak, a peak in WashingtonWalter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5
Wilderness Peak, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5
Wilderness Peak, a peak in Washington
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Wilderness Peak, a peak in Washington
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Wilderness Peak, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY 2.5
Wilderness Peak, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5

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Wilderness Peak rises to 494 m in Washington. Mount Teneriffe stands 1,459 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Long View Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Cougar Mountain is a peak in the Issaquah Alps in King County, Washington. It is part of the highlands in the Eastside suburbs of Seattle, and at 1,614 feet (492 m) it is the lowest and westernmost of the Alps. About two-thirds of Cougar Mountain has experienced residential development, and is home to many neighborhood communities such as Lakemont. The forested heart of the hill was officially preserved by King County in June 1983 as Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park. Cougar Mountain is home to the Cougar Mountain Zoo.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5176039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
494 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.52028, -122.09330

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Long View Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Cougar Mountain (Anti-Aircraft Peak): 1.4 mi
  • Squak Mountain West Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Marshall's Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Squak Mountain Central Peak: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Fantastic Erratic: 0.9 mi
  • Future Exhibit: 2.3 mi
  • Cougars: 2.3 mi
  • Tigers: 2.3 mi
  • Wallabies: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Nike Site S-20: 1.2 mi
  • Steam Hoist Foundation: 1.8 mi
  • Green House: 2.0 mi
  • Coal Creek Hotel: 2.0 mi
  • Bullitt Fireplace: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Bus Loop Park: 1.4 mi
  • Harvey Manning Park: 1.8 mi
  • Gleneagles Garden Park: 2.0 mi
  • Tralee Park: 2.0 mi
  • Tibbets Valley Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • City of Bellevue Open Space: 2.2 mi
  • Issaquah Creek Natural Area: 3.2 mi
  • Coal Creek Natural Area: 3.8 mi
  • Jones Reach Natural Area: 3.8 mi
  • Ricardi Reach Natural Area: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Native Plant Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Issaquah Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Westridge Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 3.7 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
Picnic sites: 37
  • Tibbetts Beach Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • May Valley Trailhead Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
  • Shelter 2: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.7 mi
  • The Meadow -- Picnic Area B: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Doughty Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Coal Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Far Country Falls: 1.6 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Fifteenmile Waterfall: 5.6 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 3
  • Ravenna Park Sulfur Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Licton Springs: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Wilderness Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TeneriffeE 92°1,459 m18.6 mi
Green MountainE 90°1,431 m19.6 mi
Bootalicious PeakE 86°1,411 m20.6 mi
Dixie PeakE 90°1,404 m17.7 mi
Blowdown MountainE 91°1,400 m17.2 mi
Mount WashingtonESE 109°1,346 m19.5 mi
Crater Lake PeakE 90°1,326 m17.0 mi
Change PeakESE 108°1,317 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5415:2716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447515862676862544642
Precip in4.93.23.72.81.91.50.60.91.53.55.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Renton Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/523332018

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