Dege Peak
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Dege Peak rises to 2,135 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sourdough Mountains, a peak 0.2 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Dege Peak is a 7,009-foot (2,136 m) summit located in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Sourdough Mountains in Mount Rainier National Park. It was named in 1932 for James Henry Dege (born 1868), a prominent Tacoma businessman and Captain of the First Regiment National Guard of Washington. The peak is a popular hiking destination with views of the Emmons Glacier, Winthrop Glacier, Inter Glacier, Fryingpan Glacier, Little Tahoma Peak, and views in all directions because the trail is above tree line. The trail starts at the Sunrise Historic District. Access is limited by snowpack closing the Sunrise Road much of the year. July, August, and September are the months when the Sunrise Road is seasonally open for vehicle traffic. Antler Peak is the nearest higher neighbor, 1.03 mi (1.66 km) to the west. Precipitation runoff from Dege Peak drains into the White River.
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Wikidata Q3021235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2135.4 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 3.4 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 4.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 5 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sourdough Mountains: 0.2 mi
- Antler Peak: 1.0 mi
- Marcus Peak: 1.3 mi
- McNeeley Peak: 1.8 mi
- Brown Peak: 2.5 mi
- Affi Falls: 3.9 mi
- Garda Falls: 5.4 mi
- Sydney Falls: 5.9 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 6.5 mi
- Van Horn Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sunrise Point: 1.1 mi
- The Palisades: 2.5 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Russell Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Willis Wall: 8.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 9.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 15.1 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 15.8 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.9 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 15.3 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.4 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 22.9 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 23.6 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Log Spring: 14.6 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 14.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.0 mi
- Bum Springs: 16.6 mi
- Clover Spring: 19.7 mi
- Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
- Fairfax: 20.1 mi
- Lester: 20.8 mi
- Nagrom: 21.2 mi
- Melmont: 21.4 mi
- The Trident: 5.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 5.9 mi
- Big Cedar: 11.1 mi
- Caboose: 24.1 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 24.2 mi
- Longmire Museum: 15.1 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 15.1 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 21.5 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 24.3 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 24.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 16.7 mi
- Waterfront: 23.2 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Dege Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | SW 225° | 3,395 m | 6.8 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | WSW 241° | 2,940 m | 6.6 mi |
| Whitman Crest | SW 217° | 2,841 m | 6.1 mi |
| K Spire | SW 225° | 2,708 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Ruth | WSW 240° | 2,635 m | 5.8 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,386 m | 5.0 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | S 179° | 2,318 m | 4.8 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | S 181° | 2,265 m | 4.6 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, 11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518661 — Dege Peak, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544734
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 6 mi
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