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Fay Peak

Fay Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fay Peak rises to 1,981 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is East Fay Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

Fay Peak is a double-summit mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies seven miles (11 km) northwest of the summit of Mount Rainier. The 6,492-foot elevation summit of Fay Peak lies a quarter-mile west of the highest point, East Fay Peak, 6,520+ ft (1,990+ m). Echo Rock is its nearest higher neighbor, 2.7 mi (4.3 km) to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from Fay Peak is drained by Cataract Creek on the east side of the mountain, and the west side drains into Mowich Lake and Mowich River.

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Wikidata Q49028664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,981 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.93214, -121.84852

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 8th Avenue Park: 14.0 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 14.8 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 15.3 mi
  • Wilkeson Skate Park: 15.4 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 17.1 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Coffee Cup: 5.5 mi
  • The Trident: 6.7 mi
  • Caboose: 15.0 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 15.1 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 17.7 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Bum Springs: 19.5 mi
  • Log Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Soda Springs: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 14.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Fay Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestSE4,392 m6.9 mi
Mount RainierSE4,392 m7.0 mi
Point SuccessSSE4,302 m7.1 mi
Liberty CapSE4,297 m5.9 mi
Gibraltar RockSE3,863 m7.7 mi
Tahoma CleaverSSE3,533 m6.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSE3,520 m6.1 mi
Steamboat ProwSE2,940 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:22

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, 11 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348178705

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