Liberty Cap
Liberty Cap rises to 4,297 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Willis Wall, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,297 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 13 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 13 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Andrews Rock: 0.9 mi
- Columbia Crest: 1.0 mi
- Mount Rainier: 1.1 mi
- Point Success: 1.2 mi
- Tahoma Cleaver: 1.5 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 3.5 mi
- Kautz Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Wilson Glacier Falls: 3.7 mi
- East Van Trump Park Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Comet Falls: 4.4 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 18.0 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 19.9 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 20.7 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 21.2 mi
- Willis Wall: 0.7 mi
- Russell Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Mowich Face: 0.9 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 5.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 7.2 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 8.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 20.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 3.8 mi
- The Trident: 4.0 mi
- Big Cedar: 12.6 mi
- Caboose: 20.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 20.9 mi
- Longmire Museum: 8.0 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 8.0 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 18.2 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.9 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 7.8 mi
- Bum Springs: 13.7 mi
- Log Spring: 16.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.6 mi
- Wheel: 18.6 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.6 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 21.1 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 21.3 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 23.8 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 20.4 mi
- Waterfront: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Liberty Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 136° | 4,392 m | 1.0 mi |
| Mount Rainier | SE 132° | 4,392 m | 1.1 mi |
| Point Success | SSE 163° | 4,302 m | 1.2 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SE 130° | 3,863 m | 1.8 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SSW 199° | 3,533 m | 1.5 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SW 226° | 3,520 m | 0.9 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ESE 107° | 3,395 m | 3.1 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | ENE 73° | 2,940 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 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, 6 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 1522055 — Liberty Cap, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348178708
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 3 mi
- Eatonville · 23 mi
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