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Three Way Peak

Three Way Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Three Way Peak rises to 2,071 m in Washington. Whitman Crest stands 2,841 m to the west-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver King, a peak 0.6 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

Three Way Peak is a 6,796 feet (2,071 m) summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Three Way Peak is situated 0.42 mi (0.68 km) north of Cupalo Rock on the crest of the Cascade Range. Its nearest higher peak is Crystal Mountain, 0.56 mi (0.90 km) to the northwest. Chinook Peak is 0.8 mile to the southwest. Precipitation runoff from Three Way Peak drains into tributaries of the White River and Naches River.

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Wikidata Q56277907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2071.4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.90900, -121.49654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Deer Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Sydney Falls: 5.6 mi
  • North Fork Union Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Chinook Cascades: 6.2 mi
  • Stafford Falls: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
Picnic sites: 8
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Log Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Soda Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Clover Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Bum Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 4
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 14.3 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 18.2 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 22.2 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • The Trident: 10.3 mi
  • Big Cedar: 10.5 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 11.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Three Way Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitman CrestWSW 245°2,841 m9.9 mi
K SpireWSW 250°2,708 m10.2 mi
Mount RuthWSW 258°2,635 m10.6 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainW 267°2,386 m10.3 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneySW 232°2,318 m6.8 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneySW 235°2,265 m6.7 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainW 269°2,256.1 m9.1 mi
Banshee PeakSW 236°2,245 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1821:05
September equinox06:5418:2519:05
December solstice07:4915:2916:20

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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/285762963

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