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Glacier Island

Glacier Island, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 7.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1860 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.82079, -121.81386

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 27
Parks: 22
  • 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
Picnic sites: 13
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Bum Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Log Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestNE 49°4,392 m3.4 mi
Mount RainierNE 51°4,392 m3.4 mi
Point SuccessNE 52°4,302 m2.8 mi
Liberty CapNNE 32°4,297 m3.5 mi
Gibraltar RockENE 62°3,863 m3.7 mi
Tahoma CleaverNE 42°3,533 m2.0 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNE 27°3,520 m2.5 mi
Little TahomaENE 68°3,395 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1921:06
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
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, 4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1519981 — Glacier Island, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348178734

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