Elevation

4,180 ft / 1,274 m

#2,524 in Washington

#38,594 in United States

Prominence

260 ft / 79 m

#1,061 in Washington

#10,641 in United States

Summits

336 summits

#1 in Washington

#43 in United States

Top climbing months

June   12%

April   12%

May   12%

Most climbed route

Mount Si Trail (new trail)

7.8 mi • 3,149 ft gain • Class 3

Highlights

  • The most climbed peak in Washington? Happily join the over 100,000 people a year on Seattle's signature hike only 35 minutes from the city.
  • Vast majority of hikers stop before climbing to the true summit: the Haystack, a rock pinnacle reached by an exposed Class 3 scramble. Be careful!
  • 80% of the way up is forested... until the trail bursts into wide-open talus slopes and meadows dotted with rocky outcroppings... with ridiculi views.
  • The Old Mount Si Trail is shorter and steeper than the newer and currently main Mount Si Trail. Both have tons of switchbacks.
  • A popular fitness training hike for future Mount Rainier mountaineers. A large backpack full of water jugs is a giveaway.
  • Mount Si Trail is also a popular mountain trailrun... the oft-cited benchmark for excellent fitness used by mountain guides is climbing to the view rocks in under an hour (requires trail running).
111 summits • 7.8 mi • 3,149 ft gain • 3 hr 46 min • Class 3
27 summits • 6.6 mi • 3,573 ft gain • 2 hr 29 min • Class 3
5 summits • 8.8 mi • 3,274 ft gain • 3 hr 32 min
3 summits • 11.3 mi • 3,416 ft gain • 4 hr 1 min
1 summit • 11.2 mi • 4,173 ft gain • 3 hr 36 min
1 summit • 11.6 mi • 4,457 ft gain • 3 hr 40 min
1 summit • 13.0 mi • 4,902 ft gain • 7 hr 27 min
1 summit • 27.5 mi • 9,272 ft gain • 9 hr 40 min
1 summit • 32.1 mi • 10,383 ft gain • 13 hr 24 min
1 summit • 6.1 mi • 3,591 ft gain • 3 hr 51 min
1 summit • 6.1 mi • 3,395 ft gain • 3 hr 49 min
1 summit • 8.4 mi • 3,371 ft gain • 3 hr 20 min

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