Thompson Point
- Lucas Peterson
- Jan 17
- 2 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
1/17/2026
Eric and I enjoyed a nice snowshoe jaunt up to Thomspon Point during the height of the high-pressure system we’ve been enjoying in Western Washington.
We set off up the familiar Granite Creek trail shortly after 8 am, starting from a frosty parking lot. We made quick work of the hike up to the Thompson Lake turnoff, encountering no snow whatsoever until we hit reached the trail intersection. Here snow was patchy, but eventually became more consistent, and we put on our snowshoes around 3600’. Even beyond this point the snow coverage was still spotty in places. There were alder tree branches that would pop up unexpectedly out of the melting snow, and there was one particularly hilarious creek crossing where we were hovering on tree branches above bare, marshy ground in our snowshoes.
Past the creek crossing, the alder trees stopped and the snow became reliable enough where it finally felt like we were doing some real snowshoeing. Reaching the summit was just a matter of switch backing up on the old road. Views were splendid, and it was neat to be able to look right over the shoulder of Mount Si and see the distant Seattle and Bellevue skylines clearly. The old cabin that once sat up here was in a fantastic location; I’d be curious to learn more about its use and construction.
Thompson Point also provided an interesting look at Russian Butte. One day I’ll make it a point to reach its summit!
The way down was uneventful, and we cruised back to the trailhead with a roundtrip time of 6 hours and 48 minutes, in what was a deceptively long day.
Final Stats: 13.25 miles / 4195 feet of gain
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