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Lane Peak

Lane Peak rises to 1,833 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Denman Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 7.9 miles off.

The story

Lane Peak is a 6,012-foot (1,832-metre) mountain summit in Lewis County of Washington state. It is situated on the crest of the Tatoosh Range which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range. It is located south of Mount Rainier within Mount Rainier National Park. Lane Peak's toponym honors United States Secretary of the Interior Franklin Knight Lane, who presided over the establishment of the National Park Service in 1917. Precipitation runoff on the south side of the peak drains into tributaries of the Cowlitz River, whereas the north side drains into tributaries of the Nisqually River.

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Wikidata Q49043441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1832.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.75801, -121.75270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 10
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 19.2 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 10.7 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 19.3 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 20.5 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 21.7 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Cedar: 9.4 mi
  • The Trident: 10.1 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Lane Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierN 358°4,392 m6.5 mi
Columbia CrestN 357°4,392 m6.6 mi
Point SuccessN 354°4,302 m6.1 mi
Liberty CapN 352°4,297 m7.3 mi
Gibraltar RockN 3°3,863 m6.1 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNW 345°3,533 m6.1 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNW 345°3,520 m6.8 mi
Little TahomaNNE 17°3,395 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:5015:3116:22

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, 2 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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1521887 — Lane Peak, Lewis County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/348190231

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