Protected Areas of Washington (U.S. State) - Tiger Mountain, Padilla Bay, List of Washington Natural Area Preserves (Paperback)

Chapters: Tiger Mountain, Padilla Bay, List of Washington Natural Area Preserves, Washington Natural Areas Program, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, List of Washington Natural Resources Conservation Areas, Mount Baker National Recreation Area. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tiger Mountain - The mountain has six peaks in the center of the Issaquah Alps forming a 13,500-acre (55 km) triangle between Interstate 90 (I-90) on the north, the Issaquah-Hobart Road on the southwest, and State Route 18 (SR 18) on the southeast. Immediately to the west is Squak Mountain followed by Cougar Mountain, to the south east are Mc Donald and Taylor Mountains, and Rattlesnake Ridge. It was established as Tiger Mountain State Forest in 1981. In 1989, the entire Issaquah Plateau in the northwest corner was designated as a conservation areathe West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Areaaccessed by a large trailhead at Exit 20 on I-90. This is the most popular hiking destination in the Seattle area. The most crowded trail leads to the bald summit of West Tiger #3, with a panoramic view of Seattle and points to the south and east. It is a 6.2-mile (10.0 km) hike, round-trip, and consists of an elevation change of about 2,000 feet (610 m). The nearby peaks of West Tiger #2 and West Tiger #1 provide essentially the same view, but with fewer obstructions the higher one goes. A bare shoulder of West Tiger Mountain called Poo Poo Point is a popular launching site for paragliders and hang gliders. Poo Poo Point is a bare ridge on the west side of Tiger Mountain. The point is named for the sound the steam whistles would make when signaling loggers. The point is a popular launching point for paragliding and hang gliding. You can reach the point by the Ch...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3131592