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Shriner Peak

Shriner Peak, a peak in Washington
Shriner Peak, a peak in WashingtonCBGCUP · CC BY-SA 4.0
Shriner Peak, a peak in Washington
CBGCUP · CC BY-SA 4.0

Shriner Peak rises to 1,778 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stafford Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 1.0 miles off.

About

The story

Shriner Peak is a 5,834-foot-elevation (1,778-meter) mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated south of Cayuse Pass, southwest of Seymour Peak, and southeast of Double Peak. A four-mile trail leads from Highway 123 to the Shriner Peak Fire Lookout at the top of the mountain. Precipitation runoff from Shriner Peak drains into tributaries of the Cowlitz River.

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Wikidata Q49073558, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1778 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.81372, -121.53037

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Cliffs: 27
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 13.6 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
Springs: 8
  • Log Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Soda Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Bum Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Clover Spring: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.6 mi
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 21.0 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 23.2 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 3.7 mi
  • The Trident: 10.6 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Shriner Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little TahomaWNW 286°3,395 m8.9 mi
Anvil RockW 277°2,921 m9.3 mi
Whitman CrestWNW 288°2,841 m7.8 mi
K SpireWNW 291°2,708 m8.6 mi
Mount RuthWNW 296°2,635 m9.8 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyWNW 303°2,318 m4.5 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyNW 305°2,265 m4.7 mi
Cowlitz RocksW 270°2,263 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1320:1721:05
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4915:2916:21

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, 10 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525719 — Shriner Peak, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546415

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