Squak Mountain

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look into Cougar/Squak Corridor

abandoned roads

The well-signed trail system consists mostly of abandoned roads that are narrowing to single-track trails, more so each year.

Apple Maps

https://maps.apple/p/L-rKj1EpmNtmFB

bedrock

The bedrock of Squak Mountain is made up of rocks that formed from sediments carried by rivers into an ancient coastal estuary, where their increasing weight caused the land to sink, only to be buried by even more sediments. In time, the sedimentary layers accumulated more than one mile of thickness. As the sediments slowly collected, sub-tropical forests flourished on the landscape. Trees died and were buried before they began to decay, slowly converting into peat. Further burial and heat, possibly from regional molten magma intrusions in the Cascade Mountains, reduced the water, methane and carbon dioxide in the peat, and changed it into coal. The coal seams are found today in a layer of sedimentary rocks that geologists have named the Renton Formation.

coal mining

found dead

Alena Stathopoulos

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murder

On April 25, 2004, the body of Alena Stathopoulos, 29 was found on the Squak Mountain trail not far from SE May Valley Road by two hikers. Her roommate Esther Rose Havekost was convicted in December 2004 for murdering her in their shared apartment and for paying a man $10,000 to dump the body. She was sentenced to 27 months in prison.

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OpenStreetMap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2352997606 (west peak)
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2352989602 (central peak)
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2352990801 (southeast peak)

peak

peaks

Squak Mountain actually consists of three major peaks: the Central Peak (Elevation 2024 feet), the West Peak (Elevation 1995 feet), and the Southeast Peak (Elevation 1673 feet).

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Pretzel Tree Trail (wta.org) This short, easy, year-round trail meanders under the cool, protective trees of Squak Mountain State Park. It is a treat for kids because of the story boards and for adults who may like to wander in the woods before or after their hike up Double Peak Loop Trail. Story boards along the trail illustrate the adventures of Field Mouse as he meets local forest creatures and discovers their importance in the ecosystem on his search for the Pretzel Tree. Birds and various kinds of natural habitat abound.

road

Squak Mountain Road Southeast

SummitPost

Squak Mountain (summitpost.org) Squak Mountain, located in the Issaquah is a very popular hiking and trail running destination close to the Seattle metropolitian area. The true mountain is made up of three summits, the two higher ones reachable by trail. Despite having a summit covered with cell phone tower and very little views on the summit (there is a very faint view from the true summit toward downtown Seattle and some of the Olympics) this mountain has its own state park and a large network of trails. This is due to the very close proximity to downtown Seattle and nearby Interstate 90.

surrounding Issaquah

Issaquah is surrounded on three sides by what are known locally as the Issaquah Alps: Cougar Mountain on the west, Squak Mountain to the south, and Tiger Mountain to the southeast. To the north of Issaquah is Lake Sammamish.

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tectonic action

Tectonic action that continues to the present has wrenched the layered rocks into an uplifted arch that geologists call an anticline, which forms the string of foothill peaks now known as Tiger Mountain, Squak Mountain and Cougar Mountain.

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7581914

Wikipedia

Squak Mountain (Wikipedia) Squak Mountain (Lushootseed: dexʷkayuʔalʔtxʷ) is the second most westerly mountain of the Issaquah Alps mountain chain in Washington state. It is situated between Cougar Mountain to the west and Tiger Mountain to the east. Interstate 90 parallels the base of the north side of the mountain. Much of the Squak Mountain watershed drains into Lake Sammamish. Most of the mountain is protected by Squak Mountain State Park and the Cougar/Squak and Squak/Tiger Corridors of King County.