Sweet Peak
Sweet Peak rises to 1,355 m in Washington. Liberty Cap stands 4,297 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,355 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 17 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 17 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Peak: 0.9 mi
- Alki Crest: 1.6 mi
- Howard Peak: 2.0 mi
- Arthur Peak: 2.0 mi
- August Peak: 2.1 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 9.4 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 10.2 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 10.7 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 10.8 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 10.9 mi
- Ranger Falls: 2.7 mi
- Chenuis Falls: 3.3 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cataract Falls: 5.5 mi
- Spray Falls: 5.7 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 9.8 mi
- Old Well: 9.8 mi
- Wilkeson Coke Ovens: 10.2 mi
- Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Wilkeson Sandstone Quarry Monument: 10.4 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 10.6 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 10.8 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 15.0 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 15.1 mi
- Foal: 15.6 mi
- Coffee Cup: 9.7 mi
- Caboose: 10.4 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 10.5 mi
- The Trident: 10.8 mi
- Vforce: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Northern Crags: 6.8 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 7.4 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 15.8 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 14.7 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 17.6 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 17.9 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 18.1 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 15.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 16.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 16.8 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 18.8 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.4 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 15.6 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 21.2 mi
- Planting Patch - Meet Big Washington: 22.7 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 16.6 mi
- Maplewood Spring: 23.3 mi
- Bum Springs: 24.0 mi
- Waterfront: 10.0 mi
- Sex Cove: 22.3 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Sweet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Cap | SE 142° | 4,297 m | 10.5 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SSE 148° | 3,520 m | 10.7 mi |
| Observation Rock | SE 139° | 2,508 m | 7.5 mi |
| Echo Rock | SE 136° | 2,394 m | 7.4 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | ESE 121° | 2,386 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tokaloo Rock | SSE 162° | 2,342 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tokaloo Spire | SSE 162° | 2,280 m | 10.6 mi |
| Needle Rock | SE 146° | 2,267 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546675
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 12 mi
- Eatonville · 19 mi
- Puyallup · 22 mi
- Auburn · 26 mi
- South Sound · 26 mi
- Fife · 27 mi
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