Mount Pilchuck, in Washington’s Cascade Range northeast of Seattle, is a prominent hiking destination known for relatively easy access, broad views of the Cascades and Puget Sound, and a historic fire lookout at its summit that now shelters hikers. The mountain rises in Mount Pilchuck State Park, while its trailhead and surrounding lands are in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; the summit trail is maintained by the United States Forest Service, and the lookout is jointly cared for by Washington State Parks and the Everett branch of The Mountaineers. Its name comes from Chinook Jargon for “red” and “water” or “river,” likely referring to iron-rich streams, and in Lushootseed it is called bəlalgʷəʔ, meaning “navel.”