Plummer Peak
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Plummer Peak rises to 1,942 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Denman Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Plummer Peak is a summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Lewis County, Washington. With an elevation of 6,374 feet (1,943 m) it is the seventh highest peak in the Tatoosh Range. It was named for Fred G. Plummer, a Forest Service cartographer who taught geography in Tacoma Public Schools.
Hiking to the summit requires a mix of hillwalking and scrambling. The area is also used for skiing, though avalanches present a danger; in 1988, skier Pamela Benton Lee died after being buried by an avalanche on Plummer Peak. From the peak, views of Mount Rainier, the town of Packwood, the Goat Rocks, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams are visible. A small tarn is located on the side of the summit. A col called "The Saddle" creates a walkable ridge connecting Plummer Peak to its neighbor, Pinnacle Peak.
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Wikidata Q7205444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1941.6 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 8.0 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 8.5 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 8.5 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 15 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Denman Peak: 0.3 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 0.5 mi
- The Castle: 0.6 mi
- Lane Peak: 0.7 mi
- Foss Peak: 1.3 mi
- Narada Falls: 1.5 mi
- Madcap Falls: 1.6 mi
- Carter Falls: 1.6 mi
- Washington Cascades: 1.7 mi
- Ruby Falls: 1.7 mi
- The Ramparts: 3.6 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 5.8 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 5.9 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 18.5 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 3.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 6.2 mi
- Log Spring: 12.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 20.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 3.5 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 3.5 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 10.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.0 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 10.2 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 19.3 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.1 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 21.8 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 22.8 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 3.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 3.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 8.3 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 8.8 mi
- The Trident: 10.4 mi
- Coffee Cup: 10.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.5 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Wheel: 18.8 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Plummer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | N 353° | 4,392 m | 6.9 mi |
| Columbia Crest | N 352° | 4,392 m | 6.9 mi |
| Point Success | NNW 348° | 4,302 m | 6.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNW 348° | 4,297 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | N 358° | 3,863 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NNW 341° | 3,533 m | 6.5 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNW 341° | 3,520 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Tahoma | N 11° | 3,395 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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, 2 mi away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1533613 — Plummer Peak, Lewis County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356549787
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 8 mi
- Eatonville · 26 mi
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