Fay Peak
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. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 3.2 miles off.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1981 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 13.1 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 13.1 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 14.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 15 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Fay Peak: 0.2 mi
- First Mother Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 0.6 mi
- Hessong Rock: 0.6 mi
- Castle Peak: 1.1 mi
- Spray Falls: 1.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 1.8 mi
- Cataract Falls: 1.9 mi
- Giant Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 2.8 mi
- 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
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 9.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 11.4 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.7 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 14.3 mi
- Old Well: 14.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 2.5 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Northern Crags: 3.4 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 15.2 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 15.4 mi
- Wheel: 18.2 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.3 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 19.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Longmire Museum: 12.7 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.7 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 20.1 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 20.3 mi
- Fairfax: 9.6 mi
- Melmont: 11.0 mi
- Osceola: 20.2 mi
- Nagrom: 23.3 mi
- Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 18.9 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 20.0 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.0 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 22.1 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 12.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 19.5 mi
- Log Spring: 22.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 23.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 16.8 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 19.8 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Waterfront: 14.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 20.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 143° | 4,392 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Rainier | SE 142° | 4,392 m | 7.0 mi |
| Point Success | SSE 147° | 4,302 m | 7.1 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SE 144° | 4,297 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SE 141° | 3,863 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SSE 154° | 3,533 m | 6.9 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SSE 153° | 3,520 m | 6.1 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | SE 127° | 2,940 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348178705
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 8 mi
- Eatonville · 20 mi
- Puyallup · 27 mi
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