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Pigeon Peak

Pigeon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Peak rises to 1,297 m in Washington. Steamboat Prow stands 2,940 m to the south, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Horn Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES passes 7.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1297 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.98594, -121.71593

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Van Horn Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Cress Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cress Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cress Falls: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 15.0 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 17.1 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 17.2 mi
  • Anderson Riverview Park: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 25
Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Coffee Cup: 5.2 mi
  • The Trident: 5.8 mi
  • Big Cedar: 17.3 mi
  • Caboose: 17.5 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 11.6 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Log Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Bum Springs: 21.2 mi
  • Soda Springs: 22.3 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 18.9 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 21.1 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 16.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Pigeon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat ProwS 185°2,940 m7.9 mi
Mount RuthS 180°2,635 m7.6 mi
Observation RockSW 216°2,508 m7.2 mi
Echo RockSW 216°2,394 m6.8 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainS 179°2,386 m5.8 mi
Needle RockSSW 213°2,267 m8.4 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSSE 167°2,256.1 m5.6 mi
Mount FremontSSE 152°2,230 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5115:2916:21

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, 14 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/348178767

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