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Granite Mtn. - 5629' 
Miles RT: Elevation Gain: Route/Trail:
8.6 3629' trails
Map: GT - Snoqualmie Pass #207
USGS -
Season: fall
Granite Mountain is a heavily used trail when snow free and often done during the winter.  I took advantage of the opportunity to check it out on this pretty fall day, avoiding the crowds in summer and the avalanche risk in winter.  The Pratt Lake Trail #1007 is a superhighway. Wide and well graded.  The granite Mtn. Trail #1017 is more rugged, but so well used that it's still better than most.  It takes a round about way to reach the lookout, meandering well to the east, before gaining a ridge and then climbing west and south.  You'll see a lot of the mountain and the surrounding area before getting to the top.
  October 27, 2007      
Bandera & McClellan  
Lookout Building  
Kaleetan & Chair Peak
Lookout Pano  
Pano to the north  
 Looking west
Lookout wide pano  
North pano  
     
Route Map

Directions:
Drive I-90 to exit #47. Turn north from the off-ramp and turn left at the "T" in the road. Continue straight ahead and park in the Pratt Lake trail parking area (1800'). 
Winter:
High risk of avalanches on Granite. Check other sources for winter route information and snow conditions (NWAC).

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