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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. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,297 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.98594, -121.71593

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Waterfalls
  • Van Horn Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Cress Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Affi Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Alice Falls: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 24
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
Ghost towns: 8
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 ProwS2,940 m7.9 mi
K SpireS2,708 m8.8 mi
Mount RuthS2,635 m7.6 mi
Observation RockSW2,508 m7.2 mi
Echo RockSW2,394 m6.8 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainS2,386 m5.8 mi
Needle RockSSW2,267 m8.4 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSSE2,256 m5.6 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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