Located in the Mount Baker/Snoqualmie Forest on the edge of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area Granite Mountain is a popular hill climb with a steep price. Over the course of each of it’s four miles of you’ll be ascending about 1000 vertical feet through some of the regions most challenging and beautiful glacial sculpture. Even late in the spring hikers should have a good understanding of avalanche danger as this hill has long chutes that can and will let go. Despite the danger and pain the natural beauty on the way up and amazing views from the top are worth every step.
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