Banshee Peak
Banshee Peak rises to 2,245 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Cowlitz Chimney, a peak 0.4 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Banshee Peak is a 7,420-foot (2,262-metre) mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state, US. As part of the Cascade Range, Banshee Peak is situated west of the Cowlitz Chimneys and east of Panhandle Gap, with the Sarvant Glacier set below its north cliff. Precipitation runoff from Banshee Peak drains into tributaries of the White River and the Cowlitz River. Banshee Peak is a high remnant of bedded Ohanapecosh Formation lava flows. Access is from Panhandle Gap via the Wonderland Trail. The broad summit has alpine tundra similar to that found on Burroughs Mountain. The Sunrise Historic District provides a viewpoint from which to see Banshee Peak when weather permits. The road to Sunrise is only open seasonally in the summer due to closure from winter snowpack.
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Wikidata Q56277502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2245 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 3.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 3.9 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 7 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 12 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Cowlitz Chimney: 0.4 mi
- Main Cowlitz Chimney: 0.5 mi
- North Cowlitz Chimney: 0.7 mi
- Third Cowlitz Chimney: 1.0 mi
- Point 6945: 1.2 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 1.9 mi
- Mary Belle Falls: 2.6 mi
- Trixie Falls: 2.8 mi
- Marie Falls: 2.9 mi
- Sydney Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sunrise Point: 4.8 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 6.0 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 6.2 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 6.6 mi
- Russell Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 18.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Log Spring: 10.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 11.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 11.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.0 mi
- Clover Spring: 19.9 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 6.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 11.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 13.6 mi
- Longmire Museum: 11.5 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 11.5 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 16.8 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- The Trident: 5.7 mi
- Coffee Cup: 6.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 6.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.7 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 19.7 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
- Fairfax: 21.7 mi
- Melmont: 23.1 mi
- Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 8.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 21.2 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Banshee Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | W 271° | 4,392 m | 6.5 mi |
| Columbia Crest | W 271° | 4,392 m | 6.6 mi |
| Point Success | W 267° | 4,302 m | 6.9 mi |
| Liberty Cap | W 276° | 4,297 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | W 266° | 3,863 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | W 266° | 3,533 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Tahoma | W 269° | 3,395 m | 4.3 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | WNW 285° | 2,940 m | 5.4 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 | 21:05 |
| 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, 7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4362327185
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 4 mi
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