Mount Defiance (Washington)

Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation5,584 ft (1,702 m)[1]
Prominence1,424 ft (434 m)[1]
Parent peakGranite Mountain (5,633 ft)[2]
Isolation4.06 mi (6.53 km)[2]
Coordinates47°26′07″N 121°33′52″W / 47.435274°N 121.56447°W / 47.435274; -121.56447[1]
Geography
Mount Defiance is located in Washington (state)
Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance
Location in Washington
Mount Defiance is located in the United States
Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance
Mount Defiance (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyKing
Protected areaAlpine Lakes Wilderness
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Bandera
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking trail

Mount Defiance is a 5,584-foot (1,702-metre) mountain summit located in King County of Washington state. It's part of the Cascade Range and is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.[1] Mount Defiance is situated 6.5 mi (10.5 km) west of Snoqualmie Pass on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Precipitation runoff on the mountain drains into tributaries of the Snoqualmie River. The nearest higher peak is Granite Mountain, 3.96 mi (6.37 km) to the east-southeast, and Bandera Mountain is 1.85 mi (2.98 km) to the southeast.[1] Mount Defiance can be reached by trail, with access via the Ira Spring, Talapus Lake, or Pratt Lake trailheads.

Mount Defiance and Mason Lake seen from Bandera Mountain
  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Defiance, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ a b "Defiance, Mount - 5,584' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.