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Chutla Peak

Chutla Peak, a peak in Washington
Chutla Peak, a peak in Washingtonjustin prince · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chutla Peak rises to 1,830 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

Chutla Peak is a summit in Lewis County of Washington state. It is set on the crest of the Tatoosh Range which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range. The peak is located south of Mount Rainier within Mount Rainier National Park. The mountain's name "Chutla" derives from Chinook Jargon which means "rock". Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to the Nisqually River.

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Wikidata Q30126645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1830 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.75276, -121.77491

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 26
Picnic sites: 11
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
Parks: 9
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 10.8 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 18.6 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 19.4 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 20.8 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 21.1 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 6
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Cedar: 10.5 mi
  • The Trident: 10.7 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 11.1 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 10.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Chutla Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierN 7°4,392 m6.9 mi
Columbia CrestN 6°4,392 m7.0 mi
Point SuccessN 3°4,302 m6.4 mi
Liberty CapN 0°4,297 m7.6 mi
Gibraltar RockNNE 12°3,863 m6.6 mi
Tahoma CleaverN 356°3,533 m6.2 mi
Saint Andrews RockN 354°3,520 m7.0 mi
Little TahomaNNE 24°3,395 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5015:3116:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323336414854616155453631
Precip in11.48.67.55.94.73.71.21.53.59.013.012.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 2 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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1517778 — Chutla Peak, Lewis County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356544574

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