Baker Point
Baker Point rises to 2,014 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Island Mountain - West Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,014 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 8 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 12 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goat Island Mountain - West Peak: 0.5 mi
- Goat Island Mountain: 0.8 mi
- 2nd Burroughs Mountain: 1.8 mi
- 1st Burroughs Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Meany Crest: 1.9 mi
- Garda Falls: 3.8 mi
- Affi Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 4.3 mi
- Margaret Falls: 4.9 mi
- Trixie Falls: 5.0 mi
- Russell Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Willis Wall: 4.9 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 5.2 mi
- The Palisades: 5.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 6.8 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 11.8 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 12.5 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.3 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 18.5 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 19.0 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 21.6 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 22.6 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 23.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 18.4 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 11.6 mi
- Log Spring: 13.9 mi
- Bum Springs: 14.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.2 mi
- Clover Spring: 22.0 mi
- The Trident: 2.6 mi
- Coffee Cup: 3.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 10.0 mi
- Caboose: 23.4 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 23.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 11.8 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 11.8 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 19.1 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 23.6 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.7 mi
- Wheel: 24.1 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 24.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 18.5 mi
- Waterfront: 22.6 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Baker Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | WSW 242° | 4,392 m | 5.0 mi |
| Columbia Crest | WSW 243° | 4,392 m | 5.1 mi |
| Point Success | WSW 240° | 4,302 m | 5.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | WSW 253° | 4,297 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SW 234° | 3,863 m | 4.8 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | WSW 242° | 3,533 m | 6.5 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | WSW 249° | 3,520 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Tahoma | SW 222° | 3,395 m | 3.4 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, 8 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1516059 — Baker Point, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544190
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 2 mi
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