Mark Griffith
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Issaquah Alps

Issaquah Alps

The Issaquah Alps are an old mountain range that starts at the foothills of the Cascades nestling the city of Issaquah, west of Seattle. The are preserved in a series of regional and start parks: Tiger Mountain State Forest; Squak Mountain State Park; Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park; and, Grand Ridge Park.

Cougar Mountain Resources:

Official Site Map of Cougar Mountain (jpg) Map of Cougar Mountain (color PDF)

Map of Cougar Mountain (BW PDF)

3-4,000 acres depending on which literature you read. Four major trailheads and 42 official trails that present innumerable loop possibilities.

Four trailheads

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Cougar Mountain maps

Route files (TOPO!)