Rattlesnake Mountain - East Peak & Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,781 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Rattlesnake Mountain - East Peak & Rattlesnake Mountain Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Snoqualmie, WA. The route reaches Rattlesnake Mountain - East Peak at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,781 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rattlesnake Mountain - East Peak & Rattlesnake Mountain Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,781 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,077–3,518 ft
Out & Back · Raging River State Forest
Trailhead: Connector Trail · 47.50913, -121.84405
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 5.2 miBear right onto Windy Landing Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Rattlesnake Mountain - East Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Windy Landing Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 5.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 8:01 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 9 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Connector Trail Trailhead
- Ferdinand the Bull (Lower) & Raging Tiger via Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
- Ferdinand the Bull (Upper)–Flow State (Upper) Loop, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,542 ft
- Ferdinand the Bull (Lower)–Ferdinand the Bull (Upper), 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 2,240 ft
- Windy Landing–Raging Ridge, 3 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,685 ft
- Rattlesnake Ledge–Rattlesnake Ledge Viewpoint, 5 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 4,297 ft
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