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Sweet Peak

Sweet Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1355 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.98366, -121.91039

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Ranger Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Chenuis Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Ipsut Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 42
  • 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
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 24
  • 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
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 10
Gardens: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 3
  • Iron Mike Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Maplewood Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Bum Springs: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 10.0 mi
  • Sex Cove: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty CapSE 142°4,297 m10.5 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSE 148°3,520 m10.7 mi
Observation RockSE 139°2,508 m7.5 mi
Echo RockSE 136°2,394 m7.4 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainESE 121°2,386 m10.9 mi
Tokaloo RockSSE 162°2,342 m10.5 mi
Tokaloo SpireSSE 162°2,280 m10.6 mi
Needle RockSE 146°2,267 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 11 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/356546675

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