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1 summit • 11.7 mi • 2,601 ft gain • 2 hr 31 min
1 summit • 15.4 mi • 2,947 ft gain • 8 hr 2 min
1 summit • 9.0 mi • 2,127 ft gain • 3 hr 47 min
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"Had intended to hit the Northwest Peak as well after West Peak, but discovered there is no hiking trail from West Peak over to NW peak without going almost all the way back down to Snoqualmie Point Park." — danv • Jul 18, 2021
"This is a great 10.2 mile end-to-end Ridge hike if you can avoid the crowds. We started at sunrise (only 5 cars in the parking lot at the Rattlesnake TH). By the time we got back there was parking "spill out" of at least 30 cars outside the parking lot. This place may rival Disneyland for crowds. Yikes.
Even though I shouldn't be surprised, I didn't expect the snow that we encountered. Most of the South side of the ridge (and the primary ascent) had about 4-5 inches of packed snow starting at 2,300 feet. At the top and for about 1 mile the snow was more like 1.5 foot. There had been enough foot traffic before us that a snow trail was laid out for the entire length. The snow was with us until we dropped through 2,400 feet on the North side.
As for this side trip to the West Peak, we really should have saved it for a day when there was no snow on the ground." — herdingcats • Mar 23, 2014
"We checked out the Northwest Peak and the West Peak of Rattlesnake Mountain. The Northwest Peak was reached via old logging roads that branched off the main Rattlesnake Mountain Trail and then headed down into the valley between the main ridge and the Northwest Peak before curving around the south end of the peak and heading upward. The West Peak was reached via a logging road that heads upward from the Grand Prospect Viewpoint on the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail and soon connects with some service roads at several radio towers on the summit." — Al-Rashid • Nov 16, 2012