Editing Issaquah, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Issaquah is located {{convert|15|mi|km}} east-southeast of [[Seattle]] at the south end of [[Lake Sammamish]]. Its neighboring cities are [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] to the west and [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]] to the north. Issaquah resides within the [[Mountains to Sound Greenway]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|11.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

Issaquah is surrounded on three sides by what are known locally as the [[Issaquah Alps]]: [[Cougar Mountain]] on the west, [[Squak Mountain]] to the south, and [[Tiger Mountain (Washington)|Tiger Mountain]] to the southeast. To the north of Issaquah is Lake Sammamish. Cougar and Squak Mountains are home to sizable neighborhoods on their lower slopes, though the bulk of all three mountains are preserved in public ownership as [[Squak Mountain State Park]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Squak Mountain|url=http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Squak%20Mountain|publisher=Washington State Parks|access-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202225539/http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Squak%20Mountain|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park]],<ref>{{cite web|title=COUGAR MOUNTAIN REGIONAL WILDLAND PARK|url=http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/inventory/cougar.aspx|publisher=King County Parks|access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> [[Tiger Mountain (Washington)|West Tiger Mountain]] NRCA,<ref>{{cite web|title=West Tiger Mountain NRCA|url=http://www.dnr.wa.gov/AboutDNR/ManagedLands/Pages/amp_na_tiger.aspx|publisher=WA DNR|access-date=January 30, 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417030417/http://www.dnr.wa.gov/aboutdnr/managedlands/pages/amp_na_tiger.aspx|archive-date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> and [[Tiger Mountain (Washington)|Tiger Mountain State Forest]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiger Mountain State Forest|url=http://www.stateparks.com/tiger_mountain.html|publisher=WA State Parks|access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref><nowiki> Geologists have noted the chemical and geological content of these three mountains to be much different from that of the </nowiki>[[Cascade Range]], because they are not volcanic in origin, while the entire Cascade Range is postulated to have formed from volcanic action. They{{Who|date=January 2024}} believe that these three mountains are the remains of a much older mountain range long since eroded by earthquakes, volcanic action, and shifting plates.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

===Climate===
Issaquah has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: [[Köppen climate classification#Csb: Mediterranean warm/cool summer climates|''Csb'']]) with chilly, extremely wet winters and warm, moderately humid summers. Although there is no dry season in Issaquah, winters are many times wetter than the summers. Rainfall amounts are extremely similar to the neighboring city of [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish]], which is 0.06 inches wetter overall, with the same summer rain amounts.

{{Weather box
| location = Issaquah, Washington
| single line = Y
| collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 67
| Feb record high F = 75
| Mar record high F = 79
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 97
| Jun record high F = 108
| Jul record high F = 100
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 95
| Nov record high F = 75
| Dec record high F = 67
| year record high F = 108
| Jan high F = 47
| Feb high F = 50
| Mar high F = 54
| Apr high F = 58
| May high F = 64
| Jun high F = 69
| Jul high F = 75
| Aug high F = 76
| Sep high F = 70
| Oct high F = 60
| Nov high F = 51
| Dec high F = 45
| year high F = 60
| Jan low F = 36
| Feb low F = 35
| Mar low F = 37
| Apr low F = 40
| May low F = 46
| Jun low F = 51
| Jul low F = 54
| Aug low F = 53
| Sep low F = 48
| Oct low F = 43
| Nov low F = 38
| Dec low F = 34
| year low F = 43
| Jan record low F = −1
| Feb record low F = -3
| Mar record low F = 8
| Apr record low F = 24
| May record low F = 26
| Jun record low F = 31
| Jul record low F = 36
| Aug record low F = 35
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 23
| Nov record low F = 2
| Dec record low F = 3
| year record low F = −3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 8.85
| Feb precipitation inch = 5.61
| Mar precipitation inch = 6.26
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.81
| May precipitation inch = 4.01
| Jun precipitation inch = 2.94
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.37
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.29
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.85
| Oct precipitation inch = 5.69
| Nov precipitation inch = 10.12
| Dec precipitation inch = 8.45
| year precipitation inch = 62.19
| Jan snow inch = 2.9
| Feb snow inch = 3.1
| Mar snow inch = 1.2
| Apr snow inch = 0
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0
| Nov snow inch = 1.6
| Dec snow inch = 2.8
| year snow inch = 11.6
| source 1 = Weather.com<ref name=weather.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/98027|title=Monthly Averages for Issaquah, WA|publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]|access-date=September 2, 2009}}</ref>
| date = August 2010
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