Tolmie Peak
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Tolmie Peak rises to 1,790 m in Washington. Liberty Cap stands 4,297 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Tolmie Peak is a 5,920+ -foot (1,800+ m) peak in the Mount Rainier area of the Cascade Range, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mowich Lake, in the northwest part of Mount Rainier National Park. Streams that drain the slopes of Tolmie Peak, including Tolmie Creek and Ranger Creek, join the Carbon River, which flows into the Puyallup River and Puget Sound. Just south of Tolmie Peak, in a basin carved by glaciers, lies Eunice Lake. To the northwest is Howard Peak. Tolmie Peak is named for William Fraser Tolmie. In August 1833, employed by Hudson's Bay Company and stationed at the newly built Fort Nisqually, Tolmie made the first recorded exploration of the Mount Rainier area. Unable to summit Rainier itself, Tolmie and two Indian guides, Lachalet and Nuckalkat, summited one of the snowy peaks near the Mowich River headwaters. Although Tolmie Peak is named for this event, it is not known exactly which peak was climbed.
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Wikidata Q7814451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1790 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 13.5 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 13.5 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 13.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Howard Peak: 0.4 mi
- Arthur Peak: 0.9 mi
- Alki Crest: 0.9 mi
- Berry Peak: 1.1 mi
- Florence Peak: 1.5 mi
- Ranger Falls: 2.1 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 2.3 mi
- Chenuis Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cataract Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cataract Falls: 3.3 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 11.8 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 12.6 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 13.0 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 13.1 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 13.2 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 10.8 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 12.1 mi
- Old Well: 12.2 mi
- Wilkeson Coke Ovens: 12.6 mi
- Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Northern Crags: 4.7 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 5.1 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 12.9 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 13.1 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 17.1 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 17.2 mi
- Foal: 17.7 mi
- Coffee Cup: 7.4 mi
- The Trident: 8.6 mi
- Caboose: 12.8 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 12.8 mi
- Fright Factory Haunted House: 15.5 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 16.2 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 14.7 mi
- Longmire Museum: 14.7 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 18.0 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 19.5 mi
- Fairfax: 7.5 mi
- Melmont: 8.9 mi
- Osceola: 18.0 mi
- Nagrom: 22.5 mi
- Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 16.8 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 18.8 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 19.9 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 20.1 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.9 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 17.7 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 18.9 mi
- Step By Step Storybook Garden: 23.5 mi
- Coal Miner's Honor Garden: 25.0 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 14.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 21.7 mi
- Log Spring: 24.5 mi
- Waterfront: 12.3 mi
- Sex Cove: 24.7 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Tolmie Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Cap | SE 144° | 4,297 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SSE 151° | 3,533 m | 9.1 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SSE 150° | 3,520 m | 8.3 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | SE 131° | 2,940 m | 9.1 mi |
| Observation Rock | SE 139° | 2,508 m | 5.1 mi |
| Echo Rock | SE 134° | 2,394 m | 5.1 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,386 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tokaloo Rock | SSE 168° | 2,342 m | 8.4 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, 13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348178753
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 10 mi
- Eatonville · 19 mi
- Puyallup · 25 mi
- Auburn · 29 mi
- South Sound · 29 mi
- Fife · 30 mi
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