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Florence Peak

Florence Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Florence Peak rises to 1,650 m in Washington. Liberty Cap stands 4,297 m to the southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Alki Crest, a peak 0.6 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,650 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.97149, -121.90162

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 8th Avenue Park: 10.3 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 11.1 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 11.6 mi
  • Wilkeson Skate Park: 11.7 mi
  • Roosevelt Park: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 37
  • Old Mineshaft: 10.7 mi
  • Old Well: 10.8 mi
  • Wilkeson Coke Ovens: 11.1 mi
  • Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
  • Wilkeson Sandstone Quarry Monument: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 24
Attractions: 23
  • Coffee Cup: 8.9 mi
  • The Trident: 10.0 mi
  • Caboose: 11.3 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 11.4 mi
  • Vforce: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Iron Mike Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Bum Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 11.0 mi
  • Sex Cove: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Florence Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty CapSE4,297 m9.6 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSE3,520 m9.7 mi
Observation RockSE2,508 m6.6 mi
Echo RockSE2,394 m6.5 mi
Tokaloo RockSSE2,342 m9.6 mi
Tokaloo SpireSSE2,280 m9.7 mi
Needle RockSE2,267 m7.4 mi
Sluiskin Mountain, EastESE2,142 m7.9 mi

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: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 12 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 1519657 — Florence Peak, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348178658

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