Tumtum Peak
Tumtum Peak rises to 1,426 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Wow, a peak 2.2 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Tumtum Peak is a 4,678-foot-elevation (1,426-meter) mountain summit located in the southwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. This top-to-bottom forested peak is part of the Cascade Range and lies 8.7 mi (14.0 km) southwest of the summit of Mount Rainier. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Wow, 2.2 mi (3.5 km) to the northwest, and Iron Mountain rises 3.56 mi (5.73 km) to the northeast. Precipitation runoff from Tumtum Peak is drained by Tahoma Creek on the west side of the mountain, whereas Kautz Creek drains the east side, and both are tributaries of the Nisqually River. The Road to Paradise traverses the southern base of the peak shortly after visitors to the park enter via the Nisqually Entrance. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises nearly 2,500 feet (760 meters) above the road in one mile.
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Wikidata Q30126545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1425.9 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 2.5 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 12.5 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 13.2 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 15 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 20 mi
- Dam Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Wow: 2.2 mi
- Satulick Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Ararat: 2.8 mi
- Cougar Rock: 3.3 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Julia Falls: 4.1 mi
- Cora Falls: 4.1 mi
- Christine Falls: 4.7 mi
- Carter Falls: 4.7 mi
- Madcap Falls: 4.8 mi
- The Ramparts: 2.6 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Klapatche Point: 7.2 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 7.8 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.1 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 15.0 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 16.7 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 17.1 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 18.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
- Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 14.5 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 2.6 mi
- Longmire Museum: 2.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 13.5 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 14.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 2.6 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 3.9 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 7.8 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Clay City: 22.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 12.8 mi
- The Trident: 12.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 14.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 15.5 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 21.4 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 2.6 mi
- Bum Springs: 10.8 mi
- Log Spring: 18.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 18.4 mi
- Wheel: 12.8 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 12.8 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Tumtum Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | NE 35° | 4,392 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Rainier | NE 36° | 4,392 m | 8.8 mi |
| Point Success | NE 35° | 4,302 m | 8.2 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNE 29° | 4,297 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NE 41° | 3,863 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NNE 31° | 3,533 m | 7.5 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNE 27° | 3,520 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Tahoma | NE 47° | 3,395 m | 10.1 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 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1527447 — Tumtum Peak, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546820
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
- Eatonville · 21 mi
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