Ives Peak
Ives Peak rises to 2,414 m in Washington. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the east-southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Snowy Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Ives Peak, elevation 7,920+ ft (2,410+ m), is located in the Goat Rocks on the border of Lewis and Yakima Counties, in the U.S. state of Washington. Ives Peak is within the Goat Rocks Wilderness and the McCall Glacier on its eastern slopes. Additionally, the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail is near the west slopes of the peak. Precipitation runoff from the peak's east slope drains to the Tieton River, whereas the west slope drains into the Cispus River. Ives Peak ranks as the fourth-highest peak in the Goat Rocks Wilderness.
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Wikidata Q6098780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2414 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 8.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 8.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 12 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Tieton Dam · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Snowy Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Big Horn: 1.4 mi
- Black Thumb: 1.4 mi
- Little Horn: 1.4 mi
- Goat Citadel: 1.6 mi
- Great Falls: 3.4 mi
- Walupt Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- South Fork Falls: 8.9 mi
- Jennings Falls: 9.5 mi
- Clear Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Blue Slide: 11.7 mi
- Goat Dike: 13.3 mi
- Palisades: 13.3 mi
- Esel Point: 15.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.1 mi
- Log Spring: 15.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 16.0 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 10.3 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
- Wild Rose Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 12.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 24.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 24.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.2 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 22.8 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 23.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 24.3 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Big Cedar: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Ives Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Peak | ESE 117° | 2,494 m | 2.1 mi |
| Goat Citadel | ESE 119° | 2,439 m | 1.6 mi |
| Big Horn | ESE 120° | 2,438 m | 1.4 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,408 m | 0.7 mi |
| Tieton Peak | ENE 75° | 2,367.7 m | 2.6 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NW 315° | 2,282 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | WNW 303° | 2,265 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bear Creek Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,236.3 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348818794
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 28 mi
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