McNeeley Peak
McNeeley Peak rises to 2,068 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.9 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
McNeeley Peak is a 6,786-foot-elevation (2,068 m) summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Sourdough Mountains, a subset of the Cascade Range. McNeeley Peak is situated north of the Sunrise Historic District, east of Mount Fremont, and northwest of Antler Peak. The peak was named in 1932 for Edwin J. McNeeley (born 1858), a prominent Tacoma businessman. Access is limited by 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. Precipitation runoff from McNeeley Peak drains into the White River.
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Wikidata Q49048977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2068.4 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 5.2 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 6.6 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 7 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Antler Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Fremont: 1.0 mi
- Mount Fremont: 1.3 mi
- 1st Burroughs Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sourdough Mountains: 1.7 mi
- Affi Falls: 2.1 mi
- Garda Falls: 3.7 mi
- Van Horn Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Van Horn Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cress Falls: 6.3 mi
- The Palisades: 2.7 mi
- Sunrise Point: 2.9 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Northern Crags: 6.3 mi
- Willis Wall: 6.8 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 15.6 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 21.7 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.9 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 22.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 9.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 14.6 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 14.7 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 21.1 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 15.6 mi
- The Trident: 3.6 mi
- Coffee Cup: 4.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 12.3 mi
- Caboose: 22.3 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 22.4 mi
- Fairfax: 18.3 mi
- Melmont: 19.5 mi
- Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Nagrom: 20.6 mi
- Lester: 20.7 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 14.4 mi
- Log Spring: 15.9 mi
- Bum Springs: 17.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.3 mi
- Clover Spring: 21.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 14.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 14.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 22.0 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 24.2 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 22.5 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 22.6 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 24.6 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 24.7 mi
- Foal: 24.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.7 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 24.9 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Waterfront: 21.4 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of McNeeley Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | SW 225° | 4,392 m | 7.4 mi |
| Columbia Crest | SW 226° | 4,392 m | 7.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SW 233° | 4,297 m | 7.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SW 219° | 3,863 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Tahoma | SSW 209° | 3,395 m | 6.2 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | SW 226° | 2,940 m | 5.6 mi |
| Anvil Rock | SSW 209° | 2,921 m | 7.8 mi |
| Whitman Crest | SSW 199° | 2,841 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 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, 11 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/348178809
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 5 mi
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