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Dewey Peak

Dewey Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Dewey Peak rises to 2,045 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Seymour Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

Dewey Peak is a 6,710-foot (2,045 m) summit located on the shared border of Mount Rainier National Park and William O. Douglas Wilderness. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Dewey Peak is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range southeast of Chinook Pass, east of Seymour Peak, and northeast of Shriner Peak. The nearest higher peak is Chinook Peak, 3.97 mi (6.39 km) to the north. Dewey Peak is named in association with Dewey Lake which is set below its north aspect. Precipitation runoff from Dewey Peak drains into tributaries of the Cowlitz River and Yakima River.

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Wikidata Q56277043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2045.2 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.84168, -121.48493

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Deer Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Chinook Cascades: 3.1 mi
  • Sydney Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Stafford Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Bumping River Falls: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 28
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 14.4 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Log Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Soda Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Clover Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Bum Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Indian Spring: 16.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 18.3 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 18.8 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 20.3 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
  • Jim Sprick Community Park: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 6.4 mi
  • The Trident: 11.6 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Dewey Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little TahomaW 273°3,395 m10.7 mi
Whitman CrestW 273°2,841 m9.6 mi
K SpireW 277°2,708 m10.2 mi
Mount RuthWNW 283°2,635 m11.2 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyW 275°2,318 m5.9 mi
Nelson RidgeESE 110°2,284.45 m10.4 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyW 277°2,265 m6.1 mi
Cowlitz RocksW 260°2,263 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1721:05
September equinox06:5418:2519:05
December solstice07:4915:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4100669498

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