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Surprise Mountain

Washington

About

Surprise Mountain is a summit in Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness, within the Skykomish Ranger District of Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The nearest town is Skykomish, about 11 miles away. The peak sits close to several named routes and waters. Surprise Mountain Trail lies about 0.9 mile away, and the Spark Plug Mountain Bootpath is just 0.4 mile off. Deception Lakes Trail and Deception Creek are each a little over a mile away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

6,314 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Surprise Mountain

Washington

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Skykomish, Washington · 11 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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