Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak rises to 2,114 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Pyramid Peak is a 6,937-foot (2,114-metre) mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and overlooks Indian Henry's Hunting Ground. It is situated at the base of the Success Cleaver, south of South Tahoma Glacier, and southwest of Pyramid Glacier. The summit provides views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and peaks of the Tatoosh Range. Precipitation runoff from Pyramid Peak drains into Pyramid Creek, Tahoma Creek, and Fishers Horn Pipe Creek, which are all tributaries of the Nisqually River.
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Wikidata Q49065830, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,114 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 13.7 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 13 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 16 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glacier Island: 1.0 mi
- Copper Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mildred Point: 1.5 mi
- Mount Ararat: 2.3 mi
- Pearl Falls: 0.7 mi
- Kautz Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Comet Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper Comet Falls: 1.7 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 1.8 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 1.0 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 3.1 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 3.2 mi
- The Ramparts: 3.3 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 3.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 14.9 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 18.5 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 19.4 mi
- Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 21.4 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 21.6 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 3.9 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 4.1 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 4.6 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Clay City: 22.5 mi
- The Trident: 8.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 8.1 mi
- Big Cedar: 12.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 18.3 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 22.4 mi
- Longmire Museum: 3.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 4.0 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 15.2 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 17.6 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 3.7 mi
- Bum Springs: 11.2 mi
- Log Spring: 16.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.1 mi
- Wheel: 15.8 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 15.8 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 23.4 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.6 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.7 mi
- Waterfront: 23.0 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 23.1 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Pyramid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | NE 37° | 4,392 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Rainier | NE 39° | 4,392 m | 4.1 mi |
| Point Success | NE 38° | 4,302 m | 3.4 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNE 24° | 4,297 m | 4.3 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NE 49° | 3,863 m | 4.1 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NNE 27° | 3,533 m | 2.8 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNE 18° | 3,520 m | 3.4 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ENE 58° | 3,395 m | 5.6 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 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| 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, 4 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 1524723 — Pyramid Peak, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348178735
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
- Eatonville · 22 mi
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