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Foss Peak

Foss Peak, a peak in Washington
Foss Peak, a peak in WashingtonWalter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Foss Peak, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Foss Peak, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Foss Peak, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Foss Peak rises to 1,989 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Castle, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

Foss Peak is a 6,524-foot (1,989-metre) summit in the Tatoosh Range which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range. It is located south of Mount Rainier within Mount Rainier National Park, in Lewis County of Washington state. The peak is named for Thea Foss (1857–1927), who founded the Foss Maritime Company with her husband in 1889. The peak also has an alternate name, Manatee Mountain. The nearest higher neighbor is West Unicorn Peak, 0.79 miles (1.27 km) to the southeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Cowlitz River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q30126552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1988.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.75504, -121.71278

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 10
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 17.4 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 10.0 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 20.0 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 22.4 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 22.7 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Cedar: 7.6 mi
  • The Trident: 10.2 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 10.8 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Foss Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierNNW 343°4,392 m7.0 mi
Columbia CrestNNW 342°4,392 m7.1 mi
Point SuccessNNW 338°4,302 m6.8 mi
Liberty CapNNW 339°4,297 m8.0 mi
Gibraltar RockNNW 346°3,863 m6.5 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNW 331°3,533 m7.0 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNW 332°3,520 m7.7 mi
Little TahomaN 0°3,395 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:3016:22

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, 3 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/5027843272

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