Glacier Island
Glacier Island rises to 2,205 m in Washington, modelled from terrain. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,860 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 13 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 16 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pyramid Peak: 1.0 mi
- Puyallup Cleaver: 1.7 mi
- Tokaloo Spire: 1.7 mi
- Copper Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Tokaloo Rock: 1.8 mi
- Pearl Falls: 1.5 mi
- Kautz Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Comet Falls: 2.2 mi
- Comet Falls: 2.3 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 2.6 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 2.9 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 3.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.8 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 18.8 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 19.5 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 21.1 mi
- Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 21.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 4.2 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 4.9 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 5.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 21.9 mi
- Longmire Museum: 4.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 4.9 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 16.1 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 17.9 mi
- Coffee Cup: 7.3 mi
- The Trident: 7.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 13.0 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 18.4 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 22.1 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 4.7 mi
- Bum Springs: 12.1 mi
- Log Spring: 16.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.6 mi
- Wheel: 15.9 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 15.9 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 22.5 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 22.7 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
- Waterfront: 22.1 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 22.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Glacier Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | NE 49° | 4,392 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Rainier | NE 51° | 4,392 m | 3.4 mi |
| Point Success | NE 52° | 4,302 m | 2.8 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNE 32° | 4,297 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | ENE 62° | 3,863 m | 3.7 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NE 42° | 3,533 m | 2.0 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNE 27° | 3,520 m | 2.5 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ENE 68° | 3,395 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 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, 4 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 1519981 — Glacier Island, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348178734
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 6 mi
- Eatonville · 22 mi
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