Tahoma Cleaver
Tahoma Cleaver rises to 3,533 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the east-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Andrews Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q21551751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,533 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 14 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 16 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Andrews Rock: 0.8 mi
- Point Success: 0.9 mi
- Puyallup Cleaver: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Crest: 1.4 mi
- Mount Rainier: 1.4 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 2.1 mi
- Kautz Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- East Van Trump Park Falls: 2.6 mi
- Wilson Glacier Falls: 2.8 mi
- Pearl Falls: 2.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.8 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 20.6 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 20.7 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 21.1 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 21.6 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 1.1 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 1.3 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 1.6 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 4.7 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 6.1 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 6.5 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 21.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Coffee Cup: 5.3 mi
- The Trident: 5.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 12.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 20.1 mi
- Caboose: 21.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 6.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 6.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 17.0 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 19.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 6.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 12.6 mi
- Log Spring: 16.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.2 mi
- Wheel: 17.7 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 17.7 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 22.0 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 22.1 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.8 mi
- Waterfront: 21.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 21.8 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Tahoma Cleaver. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | ENE 59° | 4,392 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Rainier | ENE 63° | 4,392 m | 1.4 mi |
| Point Success | ENE 76° | 4,302 m | 0.9 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNE 19° | 4,297 m | 1.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | E 84° | 3,863 m | 1.9 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNW 345° | 3,520 m | 0.8 mi |
| Little Tahoma | E 82° | 3,395 m | 3.5 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | NE 51° | 2,940 m | 3.2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5792688958
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 4 mi
- Eatonville · 23 mi
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