Naches Peak
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Naches Peak rises to 1,967 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial, a historic site 0.6 miles away. JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Naches Peak is a 6,452-foot (1,967 m) mountain summit located on the shared border of Mount Rainier National Park and William O. Douglas Wilderness. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Naches Peak is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range and immediately southeast of Chinook Pass. Its nearest higher neighbor is Tahtlum Peak, 1.45 mi (2.33 km) to the east. The name Naches Peak was proposed by the Yakima Chamber of Commerce and approved by Asahel Curtis in 1927. The Naches Peak Loop Trail is a popular 3.5 mile trail encircling the peak. Naches Peak Loop joins a section of the Pacific Crest Trail and crosses meadows that fill with summer wildflowers. Precipitation runoff from the west side of Naches Peak drains into Chinook Creek, which is a tributary of the Ohanapecosh River, whereas the east side drains into tributaries of the American River.
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Wikidata Q27916921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1966.6 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 0.4 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 0.4 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 1.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 2 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 11 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yakima Peak: 0.8 mi
- Deadwood Peak: 1.1 mi
- Tahtlum Peak: 1.4 mi
- Seymour Peak: 1.6 mi
- Chinook Peak: 2.0 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Sydney Falls: 3.1 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Stafford Falls: 3.9 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 6.8 mi
- Sunrise Point: 5.1 mi
- The Palisades: 7.5 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 11.6 mi
- Russell Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 16.5 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Log Spring: 9.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.3 mi
- Clover Spring: 14.6 mi
- Bum Springs: 14.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 16.5 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 11.1 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 16.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 19.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 16.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 16.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 19.3 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 17.1 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 19.4 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 20.1 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Big Cedar: 7.6 mi
- The Trident: 10.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 11.2 mi
- Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- Lester: 23.6 mi
- Weston: 23.7 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 20.8 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Naches Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | W 263° | 3,395 m | 9.7 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | W 272° | 2,940 m | 10.6 mi |
| Anvil Rock | WSW 256° | 2,921 m | 10.6 mi |
| Whitman Crest | W 261° | 2,841 m | 8.6 mi |
| K Spire | W 266° | 2,708 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Ruth | W 274° | 2,635 m | 9.9 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,386 m | 10.0 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | WSW 255° | 2,318 m | 5.0 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 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4100669793
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 10 mi
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