Double Peak
Double Peak rises to 1,868 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sydney Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Double Peak is a 6,199-foot (1,889 m) double summit mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. Part of the Cascade Range, it is situated northwest of Shriner Peak, south of Governors Ridge, and southeast of the Cowlitz Chimneys. Precipitation runoff from Double Peak drains into the Ohanapecosh River which is a tributary of the Cowlitz River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,400 feet (1,036 meters) above the Ohanapecosh in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's descriptive toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49025618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1868 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 1.5 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 3.3 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 3.3 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 6 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 10 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sydney Falls: 1.3 mi
- Stafford Falls: 1.4 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 1.6 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Marie Falls: 2.6 mi
- Buell Peak: 1.9 mi
- Main Cowlitz Chimney: 2.0 mi
- Barrier Peak: 2.1 mi
- North Cowlitz Chimney: 2.2 mi
- Central Cowlitz Chimney: 2.3 mi
- Sunrise Point: 6.1 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 8.1 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 8.4 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 15.8 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Log Spring: 8.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 9.7 mi
- Bum Springs: 10.9 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 12.2 mi
- Clover Spring: 18.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 6.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.3 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 15.2 mi
- Longmire Museum: 12.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.3 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 15.6 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Big Cedar: 4.8 mi
- The Trident: 8.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 9.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.7 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 20.5 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 24.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.1 mi
- Fairfax: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Double Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | W 281° | 4,392 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | W 279° | 3,863 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Tahoma | WNW 283° | 3,395 m | 6.4 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | WNW 293° | 2,940 m | 7.8 mi |
| Anvil Rock | W 271° | 2,921 m | 6.9 mi |
| Whitman Crest | WNW 285° | 2,841 m | 5.2 mi |
| K Spire | WNW 290° | 2,708 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Ruth | WNW 297° | 2,635 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 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, 8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1518887 — Double Peak, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356544783
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
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