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Meany Crest

Meany Crest, seen from above at true elevation

Meany Crest rises to 2,198 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the west, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Point 6945, a peak 0.9 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2198 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.85844, -121.66287

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Point 6945: 0.9 mi
  • Whitman Crest: 1.3 mi
  • Goat Island Mountain - West Peak: 1.5 mi
  • K Spire: 1.7 mi
  • Goat Island Mountain: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Margaret Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Trixie Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Mary Belle Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Basaltic Falls: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 19.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
Springs: 7
  • Iron Mike Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Bum Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Log Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Soda Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Clover Spring: 21.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 17.0 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 20.1 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 23.9 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • The Trident: 3.9 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 5.0 mi
  • Big Cedar: 8.4 mi
  • Caboose: 24.7 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Meany Crest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierW 265°4,392 m4.5 mi
Columbia CrestW 265°4,392 m4.6 mi
Point SuccessW 260°4,302 m5.0 mi
Liberty CapW 273°4,297 m5.3 mi
Gibraltar RockWSW 257°3,863 m4.0 mi
Tahoma CleaverW 259°3,533 m5.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockW 267°3,520 m6.0 mi
Little TahomaWSW 255°3,395 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1320:1821:05
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:3016:21

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, 6 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348178730

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