Marcus Peak
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Marcus Peak rises to 2,092 m in Washington. Steamboat Prow stands 2,940 m to the southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Palisades, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Marcus Peak is a 6,962-foot (2,122 m) summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Sourdough Mountains which are a small subset of the Cascade Range, and it is situated north of Dege Peak. The peak was named in 1932 for Marcus Whitman (1802–1847), an early pioneer and physician. The Whitman Glacier on Little Tahoma also honors him. Access to Marcus Peak is limited due to snow closing the Sunrise Road much of the year. July, August, and September are typically the months when the Sunrise Road is seasonally open for vehicle traffic. The nearest higher peak is Palisades Peak, 0.64 miles (1.03 km) to the north-northeast. Precipitation runoff from Marcus Peak drains into the White River.
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Wikidata Q49047941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2092 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 3.6 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 3.6 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 5.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 6 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 8 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 8 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sourdough Mountains: 1.2 mi
- Dege Peak: 1.3 mi
- Brown Peak: 1.4 mi
- Antler Peak: 1.7 mi
- McNeeley Peak: 2.0 mi
- Affi Falls: 3.8 mi
- Garda Falls: 5.7 mi
- Van Horn Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Van Horn Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sydney Falls: 7.1 mi
- The Palisades: 1.1 mi
- Sunrise Point: 1.7 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Northern Crags: 8.1 mi
- The Dalles: 8.2 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 14.1 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 22.4 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 22.8 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 23.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 11.2 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 16.2 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 16.6 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- The Trident: 5.6 mi
- Coffee Cup: 6.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 12.4 mi
- Caboose: 23.6 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 23.6 mi
- Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
- Lester: 19.5 mi
- Fairfax: 19.8 mi
- Nagrom: 19.9 mi
- Weston: 20.6 mi
- Log Spring: 15.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 16.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 17.9 mi
- Clover Spring: 19.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 16.2 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 16.2 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 22.8 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 23.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.9 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.5 mi
- Waterfront: 22.5 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 24.4 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Marcus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Prow | SW 232° | 2,940 m | 7.4 mi |
| Whitman Crest | SSW 211° | 2,841 m | 7.2 mi |
| K Spire | SW 218° | 2,708 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Ruth | SW 230° | 2,635 m | 6.6 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,386 m | 5.6 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | S 181° | 2,318 m | 6.1 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | S 182° | 2,265 m | 5.9 mi |
| 2nd Burroughs Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,256.1 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
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, 12 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356545757
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
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