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Alki Crest

Alki Crest, seen from above at true elevation

Alki Crest rises to 1,583 m in Washington. Liberty Cap stands 4,297 m to the southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 2.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1583 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.96372, -121.89399

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • 8th Avenue Park: 10.9 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 11.8 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 12.2 mi
  • Wilkeson Skate Park: 12.4 mi
  • Roosevelt Park: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
Attractions: 24
  • Coffee Cup: 8.3 mi
  • The Trident: 9.5 mi
  • Caboose: 12.0 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 12.0 mi
  • Vforce: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 23
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 16.3 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Gardens: 7
Springs: 3
  • Iron Mike Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Bum Springs: 22.4 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 11.6 mi
  • Sex Cove: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Alki Crest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty CapSE 141°4,297 m8.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSE 147°3,520 m9.1 mi
Observation RockSE 136°2,508 m5.9 mi
Echo RockSE 132°2,394 m5.9 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainESE 117°2,386 m9.5 mi
Tokaloo RockSSE 164°2,342 m9.0 mi
Tokaloo SpireSSE 164°2,280 m9.1 mi
Needle RockSE 145°2,267 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356544080

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