Rattlesnake Ridge

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Rattlesnake Ridge
(Rattlesnake Mountain)
The Rattlesnake Ridge with Rattlesnake Lake in the foreground

The Rattlesnake Ridge with Rattlesnake Lake in the foreground

height 1061  m
location King County , Washington , USA
Mountains Issaquah Alps ( Cascade Range )
Notch height 770 m
Coordinates 47 ° 27 '30 "  N , 121 ° 48' 22"  W Coordinates: 47 ° 27 '30 "  N , 121 ° 48' 22"  W.
Rattlesnake Ridge (Washington)
Rattlesnake Ridge
Normal way hike
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The Rattlesnake Ridge (also Rattlesnake Ledge or Rattlesnake Mountain ) is a mountain ridge south of North Bend in King County in Washington State . The west end is near the intersection of Washington State Route 18 and Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie . The massif runs southeast for about 7 mi (11 km) (or 11 mi (18 km) over paths). It is the highest and most easterly of the Issaquah Alps (although the Cedar Butte in the gap between the Rattlesnake Ridge and the front of the cascades on Mount Washington by Harvey Manning for a "quasi-Alp" ["alp" = English "for high mountain “] Is held). An intricate maze of abandoned forestry lanes and developed trails has been lined up to create a 10.5 mi (16.9 km) hiking trail from the Snoqualmie Point trailhead (the entry point) at Exit 27 of Interstate 90 to the entry point at Rattlesnake Lake near the exit 32 to create.

There are several options for recreation, including hiking and rock climbing

Legal status

Most of the mountain is owned by Washington State or King County and is jointly managed as the Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the King County Park and Recreation Department . The eastern part of the mountain, including the ledges, is owned by the Seattle Public Utilities , while much of the western part is owned by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, which does significant logging there.

Deaths

On May 30, 2009, a 28-year-old man fell from a ledge on Rattlesnake Ridge and fell to his death.

A 32-year-old man fell to his death on March 9, 2012. He was found dead by another hiker who was watching the fall.

On August 29, 2013, a man fell to his death while hiking in the Snoqualmie area of ​​Rattlesnake Ridge near Rattlesnake Lake. When the rescue workers arrived, a friend of the victim told them she had hiked the ridge with the man. She would have taken photos of the man who was near a ledge where he slipped and fell while trying to jump on a rock.

On March 3, 2018, a 16-year-old boy died after falling from Rattlesnake Ridge. He tried to take a picture and slipped at the top of the mountain due to the icy ground.

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  • Rattlesnake Ridge

  • View from above

  • Mass rush to the Rattlesnake Ledge at the weekend

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Rattlesnake Mountain, Washington . Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ Climbing in Rattlesnake Ledge . Mountain Project.
  3. ↑ Travis Pittman, Lisa Javier, Natalie Swaby: Rattlesnake Ridge landslide: Yakima County declares disaster . kgw.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ SeattlePI.com: A lookout of legendary proportions . Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
  5. ↑ Associated Press: Hiker dies in fall from Rattlesnake Ledge . In: The Seattle Times , May 30, 2009. 
  6. ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved on August 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Associated Press: Hiker falls to death near North Bend, Wash. . In: The Seattle Times , March 9, 2012. 
  8. ↑ Man dies in hiking accident Friday at Rattlesnake Ledge . In: Snoqualmie Valley Record , March 11, 2012. 
  9. ↑ Colin Campbell: Hiker falls to death near Rattlesnake Lake . In: The Seattle Times . 29th August 2013.
  10. ↑ Rachel Lerman: Teenager dies after fall from Rattlesnake Ledge near North Bend . In: The Seattle Times , March 3, 2018. 

Web links

Commons : Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files