Snoqualmie Pass is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.
Also in the summer and fall, paragliders and hang gliders may be seen flying above the valley, along the ridge and landing at Lake Keechelus.
I-90 leads west 53 miles (85 km) to Seattle and southeast the same distance to Ellensburg, the Kittitas county seat.
Washington State Route 906 serves as a local main road through the Snoqualmie Pass community, connecting with I-90 at both of its exits.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Snoqualmie Pass CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.6 km2), all of it land.
[4] Situated at a main crossing point of the Cascade Range, Snoqualmie Pass is located along the Mountains to Sound Greenway, which spans parts of King and Kittitas counties.
Due to its elevation, Snoqualmie Pass experiences significantly lower temperatures than Seattle, and receives much more precipitation, much of it being snow.
Snoqualmie Pass has a humid continental climate (Koppen: Dsb bordering Csb) with cold, very wet and snowy winters, and mild to warm, relatively dry summers.