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Redstone Peak

Redstone Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Redstone Peak rises to 1,717 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sluiskin Mountain, East, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 9.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1717 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.95736, -121.72777

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Van Horn Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Cress Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cress Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cress Falls: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 16.7 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 17.4 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 17.8 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 21
Picnic sites: 10
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 13.6 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Coffee Cup: 3.2 mi
  • The Trident: 3.8 mi
  • Big Cedar: 15.8 mi
  • Caboose: 18.0 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 18.1 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Bum Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Log Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Soda Springs: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 20.1 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.5 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 22.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Redstone Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestSSW 192°4,392 m7.4 mi
Mount RainierS 191°4,392 m7.4 mi
Liberty CapSSW 199°4,297 m6.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSW 202°3,520 m7.7 mi
Little TahomaS 174°3,395 m7.5 mi
Steamboat ProwS 182°2,940 m5.9 mi
K SpireS 169°2,708 m7.0 mi
Mount RuthS 174°2,635 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:06
September equinox06:5518:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:21

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, 12 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/356546237

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