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Baker Point

Baker Point, seen from above at true elevation

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2014 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.88646, -121.66369

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 11
Parks: 11
  • 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
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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
Springs: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Museums: 4
Artworks: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Baker Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierWSW 242°4,392 m5.0 mi
Columbia CrestWSW 243°4,392 m5.1 mi
Point SuccessWSW 240°4,302 m5.6 mi
Liberty CapWSW 253°4,297 m5.5 mi
Gibraltar RockSW 234°3,863 m4.8 mi
Tahoma CleaverWSW 242°3,533 m6.5 mi
Saint Andrews RockWSW 249°3,520 m6.4 mi
Little TahomaSW 222°3,395 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1320:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 8 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

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

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