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Issaquah (/ ˈ ɪ s ə k w ɑː / ISS-ə-kwah) is a city in King County, Washington, United States.The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. [4] Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the "Issaquah Alps" to the south.
Glacial erratic boulders of King County are large glacial erratic boulders of rock which were moved into King County, Washington by glacial action during previous ice ages.. The Pleistocene ice age glaciation of Puget Sound created many of the geographical features of the region, including Puget Sound itself, [1] and the erratics are one of the remnants of that age. [2]
Issaquah Highlands is located north of downtown Issaquah on the western half of Grand Ridge, a hill along the southern part of the East Sammamish Plateau. The ridge itself rises over 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level , with the majority of residential areas around 500 to 800 feet (150 to 240 m) in elevation. [ 28 ]
Tradition Lake is located on the northwestern edge of Tiger Mountain, one of the Issaquah Alps. The lake and surrounding wetlands are part of the West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area, managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. [1] The lake drains the slopes of the mountain through several streams.
Residential development in Issaquah extends to the park boundary at an elevation of about 1,100 feet (340 m). The park is accessed from a trailhead (elevation 740 ft or 230 m) at the hairpin turn of Mountainside Drive in the north, and the signed state park entrance on May Valley Road in the south (elevation 350 ft or 110 m).
Issaquah Creek (Lushootseed: qʷaxʷ) [5] is a small stream flowing through the city of Issaquah and nearby communities, in the U.S. state of Washington. Its headwaters are on the slopes of Cougar, Squak, Tiger, and Taylor mountains in the Issaquah Alps. Tributaries of Issaquah Creek include Holder Creek, Carey Creek, Fifteen-mile Creek ...
Puget Sound, its basins, and major surrounding cities. The Puget Sound region is a coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. state of Washington, including Puget Sound, the Puget Sound lowlands, and the surrounding region roughly west of the Cascade Range and east of the Olympic Mountains.
Tiger Mountain State Forest was established in 1981. In 1989, the entire Issaquah Plateau in the northwest corner was designated as a conservation area, the West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area, accessed by a large trailhead at Exit 20 on I-90.