Green Mountain (Kitsap County, Washington)
| Green Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Green Mountain, at right edge of frame, behind Bremerton, Washington | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,588 ft (484 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Coordinates | 47°33′48″N 122°48′25″W / 47.56333°N 122.80694°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Green Mountain | |
| Parent range | Blue Hills |
| Topo map | USGS Bremerton West |
Green Mountain is a 1,700-foot (520 m) summit[1] in the Blue Hills on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington state, in the United States' Pacific Northwest. It is the second highest point on the Kitsap Peninsula and in Kitsap County, Washington, after 1,761-foot (537 m) Gold Mountain.[3][4]
It lies within the boundaries of the 6,000-acre (2,400 ha) Green Mountain State Forest, which is adjacent to the City of Bremerton watershed, about seven miles (11 km) west of downtown Bremerton.[5][6] There is a forest road, open to motorized traffic, to the summit, where there is a picnic area with vistas of Seattle and the Cascade Mountains to the east, and the Olympic Mountains to the west.[4][7][8]
As of 2014[update], there is a single microwave tower on the mountain.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wildcat Lake quadrangle, United States Geological Survey, 1953
- ^ "Green Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "Kitsap county". Lakes of Washington, Volume 1: Water Supply Bulletin 14 (PDF). Washington State Department of Ecology. 1973. p. 203.
- ^ a b Weber, Andrew; Stevens, Bryce (2010). 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Seattle: Including Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780897328128.
- ^ "Green Mountain State Forest trail system map" (PDF). Washington Department of Natural Resources. 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Bremerton city limits map". City of Bremerton Public Records & Information Center. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ^ The Mountaineers Tacoma Branch Hiking/Backpacking Committee (February 18, 2011), "Hike of the week: Green Mountain State Forest Gold Creek Trailhead", The Olympian
- ^ Romano, Craig (2007). Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula: National Park/Coastal Beaches/Southwest Washington. The Mountaineers Books. p. 99. ISBN 9781594850479.
- ^ "Tower registration 1033081". Antenna site registration database. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
External links[edit]
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Mountain
- Green Mountain State Forest Washington Department of Natural Resources
- Will White: Green Mountain hiking
- Hiking With my Brother: Green Mountain
- Green Mountain State Forest: Gold Creek, Beaver Pond, and Wildcat Trail Loop at trails.com