Crystal Peak
Crystal Peak rises to 2,010 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the west-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinook Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Crystal Peak is a 6,595-foot (2,010 meter) summit located in eastern Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. Crystal Peak is situated 0.75 mi (1.21 km) northwest of Chinook Peak, and nearly on the crest of the Cascade Range. Crystal Mountain and Crystal Lakes lie immediately to the northeast, and Three Way Peak is 1.09 mi (1.75 km) to the east. Access to the summit (which was a former fire lookout site) is via a hiking trail which branches off from the Crystal Lakes Trail. That trailhead starts along Highway 410, which traverses the western base of the mountain. Precipitation runoff from Crystal Peak drains into tributaries of the White River.
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Wikidata Q85754747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2010.2 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 0.9 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 0.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 2.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 1 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 10 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 10 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chinook Peak: 0.7 mi
- Silver King: 1.0 mi
- Three Way Peak: 1.1 mi
- The Throne: 1.1 mi
- Silver Queen: 1.7 mi
- Sydney Falls: 4.9 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 5.6 mi
- Stafford Falls: 6.1 mi
- North Fork Union Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Sunrise Point: 3.3 mi
- The Palisades: 5.2 mi
- The Dalles: 10.4 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Russell Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Log Spring: 12.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.0 mi
- Clover Spring: 15.3 mi
- Bum Springs: 17.0 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 17.5 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 14.6 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 19.2 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.7 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 25.0 mi
- Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
- Lester: 21.0 mi
- Weston: 21.2 mi
- Nagrom: 22.4 mi
- Fairfax: 24.5 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 12.1 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 17.6 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 19.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 17.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 17.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 21.6 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 22.0 mi
- The Trident: 9.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 10.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 10.2 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.1 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Crystal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | WSW 247° | 3,395 m | 9.9 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | WSW 257° | 2,940 m | 10.3 mi |
| Whitman Crest | WSW 243° | 2,841 m | 8.9 mi |
| K Spire | WSW 249° | 2,708 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Ruth | WSW 258° | 2,635 m | 9.5 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | W 268° | 2,386 m | 9.2 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | SW 227° | 2,318 m | 5.8 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | SW 230° | 2,265 m | 5.8 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 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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, 13 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/6720157276
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 9 mi
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