Wright Mountain
Wright Mountain rises to 1,655 m in Washington. Chikamin Peak stands 2,110 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Roosevelt, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Wright Mountain is a 5,430-foot-elevation (1,660-meter) mountain summit located 11 mi (18 km) northwest of Snoqualmie Pass, in east King County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Wright Mountain is set above the northern shore of Gem Lake, and less than one mile north-northwest of Snow Lake. Neighbors within two miles include Kaleetan Peak, Chair Peak, and Mount Roosevelt, which is its nearest higher neighbor. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie River. This mountain's name was officially proposed as Mount Wright in 1925 by The Mountaineers, and amended to Wright Mountain in 1968 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, to commemorate George E. Wright, a prominent Seattle attorney and mountaineer who was active in establishing Olympic National Park. Wright died October 9, 1923.
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Wikidata Q49091066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1655 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 4.1 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 4.1 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 14.8 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 7 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 7 mi
- Mount Margaret · 9 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Roosevelt: 0.8 mi
- Wild Dare: 1.3 mi
- Kaleetan Peak: 1.3 mi
- Chair Peak: 1.4 mi
- Caroline Peak: 1.7 mi
- Tin Cup Joe Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Tin Cup Joe Falls: 2.5 mi
- Tin Cup Joe Falls: 2.5 mi
- Dingford Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Pumpkinseed Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 7.1 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 13.3 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 13.3 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 14.3 mi
- Torguson Park: 14.5 mi
- Tubing Park: 5.6 mi
- Amazonia: 10.1 mi
- Actual Cave: 10.1 mi
- Club Paradiso: 10.1 mi
- Semi Wall: 10.2 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Osprey Wall: 3.7 mi
- Spouse Wall: 5.8 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 6.6 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 6.6 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 6.3 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 11.2 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 12.8 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 12.8 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 13.3 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 5.7 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 6.1 mi
- Mine Creek: 9.0 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 14.8 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 14.8 mi
- Poet's Path: 17.0 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 17.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 17.0 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 17.7 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 21.1 mi
- Easton Ponds: 22.0 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 14.8 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 16.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 16.6 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Canyon Spring: 14.4 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Wright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikamin Peak | E 92° | 2,110 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Snow Mountain | NE 51° | 2,036 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Thomson | E 96° | 1,998 m | 5.0 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | ENE 77° | 1,987 m | 6.7 mi |
| Four Brothers | E 97° | 1,977 m | 7.7 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | E 94° | 1,926 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | ESE 120° | 1,914.57 m | 2.9 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,913.5 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/349018582
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 7 mi
- North Bend · 15 mi
- King County · 17 mi
- Snoqualmie · 17 mi
- Stevens Pass · 25 mi
- Issaquah · 27 mi
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