Brown Peak
Brown Peak rises to 1,894 m in Washington. K Spire stands 2,708 m to the southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Palisades, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,894 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 5 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 6 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 7 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marcus Peak: 1.4 mi
- Slide Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sourdough Mountains: 2.4 mi
- Dege Peak: 2.5 mi
- Antler Peak: 3.1 mi
- Affi Falls: 4.9 mi
- Snoquera Falls: 6.4 mi
- Van Horn Falls: 6.7 mi
- Upper Van Horn Falls: 6.7 mi
- Skookum Falls: 6.9 mi
- The Palisades: 0.9 mi
- The Dalles: 7.1 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Northern Crags: 9.1 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 12.8 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 20.6 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 21.1 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 23.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 12.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 17.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 18.0 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- The Trident: 6.9 mi
- Coffee Cup: 7.6 mi
- Big Cedar: 13.1 mi
- Caboose: 24.1 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 24.1 mi
- Log Spring: 16.2 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 17.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.7 mi
- Bum Springs: 19.0 mi
- Clover Spring: 19.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 17.5 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 17.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 23.8 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 24.2 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 24.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.0 mi
- Waterfront: 23.0 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Brown Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Spire | SW 220° | 2,708 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Ruth | SW 230° | 2,635 m | 8.0 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,386 m | 6.9 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | S 189° | 2,318 m | 7.1 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | S 191° | 2,265 m | 6.9 mi |
| 2nd Burroughs Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,256 m | 5.8 mi |
| Banshee Peak | SSW 194° | 2,245 m | 7.1 mi |
| Goat Island Mountain | SSW 213° | 2,221 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 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, 14 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/348179078
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- Mount Rainier National Park · 8 mi
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