| Rattlesnake Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Rattlesnake Ledge with Rattlesnake Lake in the foreground | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,480+ feet (1,061+ m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,520 ft (770 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 47°27′30″N 121°48′22″W / 47.4584358°N 121.8062219°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | King County, Washington state, U.S. |
| Parent range | Issaquah Alps, Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS North Bend |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Rattlesnake Ridge, known as daʔšədabš to the Snoqualmie people, is the ridge of Rattlesnake Mountain located south of North Bend, Washington, United States. The western end is near the intersection of State Route 18 and I-90 in Snoqualmie, Washington, and runs southeast about 7 miles (11 km) or 11 miles (18 km) by trail. It is the highest and easternmost of the Issaquah Alps (although Cedar Butte in the gap between Rattlesnake Mountain and the Cascade front at Mount Washington is considered by Harvey Manning to be a quasi-Alp). A maze of abandoned logging roads and constructed trails have been strung together to provide a 10.5-mile (16.9 km) footpath from the Snoqualmie Point trailhead at Exit 27 on I-90 all the way to the Rattlesnake Lake trailhead near Exit 32.
Rattlesnake Ledge is a rock outcropping and viewpoint 1160 feet above Rattlesnake Lake. Rattlesnake Ledge is a very popular hike destination. The Rattlesnake Ledge Trail makes up the eastern 2 mile segment of the Rattlesnake Ridge or Rattlesnake Mountain Trail.
Several recreational opportunities exist, including hiking and rock-climbing.[3][4]
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- ^ "Rattlesnake Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ "Climbing in Rattlesnake Ledge". Mountain Project. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Pittman, Travis; Javier, Lisa; Swaby, Natalie (2018-01-10). "Rattlesnake Ridge landslide: Yakima County declares disaster". kgw.com.