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Pinnacle Peak

Pinnacle Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pinnacle Peak rises to 2,000 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is The Castle, a peak 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 7.8 miles off.

About

The story

Pinnacle Peak is a 6,562 ft (2,000 m) peak located in Mount Rainier National Park in Lewis County, Washington. It is the second highest peak in the Tatoosh Range. There are two other Washington summits with the same name: Pinnacle Peak near Enumclaw, Washington, roughly 30 miles (50 km) to the northwest, and Pinnacle Peak in North Cascades State Park. The trail to the saddle and summit has views of Rainier. Some scrambling and rock climbing is needed to attain the summit. The Castle is situated 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the east.

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Wikidata Q7196308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2000 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.75794, -121.73259

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 10
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 18.3 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 10.4 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 19.8 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.5 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 22.2 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Cedar: 8.5 mi
  • The Trident: 10.0 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Pinnacle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierN 350°4,392 m6.6 mi
Columbia CrestNNW 349°4,392 m6.7 mi
Point SuccessNNW 345°4,302 m6.3 mi
Liberty CapNNW 345°4,297 m7.5 mi
Gibraltar RockN 354°3,863 m6.1 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNW 337°3,533 m6.4 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNW 338°3,520 m7.1 mi
Little TahomaN 9°3,395 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
September equinox06:5518:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:3016:22

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, 2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/348190174

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