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Squak Mountain is the second most westerly mountain of the Issaquah Alps Mountain Chain and is situated between Cougar Mountain to the west and Tiger Mountain to the south. I-90 also parallels the base of the North side of the mountain. Much of the Squak Mountain Watershed drains in to Lake Sammamish . The well-signed Trail system consists mostly of Old Woods Roads that are narrowing to single-track trails more with each passing year. One such road-trail leads to a foundation and Fireplace that is the remnant of the Bullitt's summer home. Views are few and far-between; the attraction of Squak Mountain is the urban Wilderness . Residential Development in Issaquah runs right up to the park Boundary at about 1,100 Feet in Elevation . The park is accessed from a trailhead (elevation 740 feet) at the hairpin turn of Mountainside Drive in the north, and the Official State Park entrance on '''May Valley Road''' in the south (elevation 350 feet). A lesser trailhead is found on the ''' Renton -Issaquah Road''' on the West (elevation 400 feet). The East Peak is accessed from Issaquah itself at a new trailhead. SOURCES
LOCAL HUMOR I have heard told that one reason Squak Mountain is called “Squak Mountain” is because if you lived between a Cougar and a Tiger you’d squak too! |
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