Antler Peak
Antler Peak rises to 2,139 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Antler Peak is a 7,017-foot (2,139-metre) summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Sourdough Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. Antler Peak is situated west of Dege Peak and northeast of Sunrise Historic District, with the Sourdough Ridge Trail traversing the south slope of Antler between the two. Mount Fremont is the nearest higher peak, 1.55 mi (2.49 km) to the west. Precipitation runoff from Antler Peak drains into the White River.
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Wikidata Q49008931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2138.8 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 4.4 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 5.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 6 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McNeeley Peak: 0.9 mi
- Sourdough Mountains: 0.9 mi
- Dege Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mount Fremont: 1.6 mi
- Marcus Peak: 1.7 mi
- Affi Falls: 3.0 mi
- Garda Falls: 4.4 mi
- Van Horn Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Van Horn Falls: 5.7 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sunrise Point: 2.1 mi
- The Palisades: 2.7 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Russell Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Willis Wall: 7.1 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 15.7 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 20.6 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.4 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 22.6 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 23.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 9.6 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 14.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 15.0 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- The Trident: 4.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 4.9 mi
- Big Cedar: 11.5 mi
- Caboose: 23.2 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 23.3 mi
- Fairfax: 19.1 mi
- Hot Springs: 20.1 mi
- Melmont: 20.4 mi
- Lester: 21.0 mi
- Nagrom: 21.1 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 14.4 mi
- Log Spring: 15.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 16.6 mi
- Clover Spring: 20.7 mi
- Longmire Museum: 14.5 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 14.5 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 21.5 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 23.4 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.5 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 16.4 mi
- Waterfront: 22.3 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Antler Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | SW 232° | 4,392 m | 7.5 mi |
| Columbia Crest | SW 233° | 4,392 m | 7.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | WSW 240° | 4,297 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SW 226° | 3,863 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Tahoma | SW 218° | 3,395 m | 6.2 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | SW 235° | 2,940 m | 5.8 mi |
| Anvil Rock | SW 215° | 2,921 m | 7.6 mi |
| Whitman Crest | SSW 208° | 2,841 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1515921 — Antler Peak, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348178736
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 5 mi
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