Summit at Snoqualmie Live Cam

Ancient Heritage and Early Inhabitants

The Snoqualmie Pass area, straddling the rugged terrains of the Cascade Range and touching the fringes of Kittitas County, is steeped in an ancient legacy that dates back thousands of years. Indigenous peoples, including the Snoqualmie and other Salish tribes, navigated these mountain corridors long before modern roads and railways sliced through the wilderness. Their intimate knowledge of the land is preserved in oral traditions, ceremonial sites, and age-old trails that traverse the pass. These early inhabitants considered the pass a sacred gateway, believing that the majestic mountains were not just physical barriers but spiritual thresholds between the earth and the skies.