West Unicorn Peak
West Unicorn Peak rises to 2,080 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Unicorn Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Unicorn Peak is a 6,971-foot (2,125-metre) mountain summit in Lewis County of Washington state, United States. It is the highest point in the Tatoosh Range which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range. It is located in Mount Rainier National Park, south of Mount Rainier. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's small glaciers, such as Unicorn Glacier, drains into tributaries of the Cowlitz River. The descriptive name is for the mountain's resemblance to the head and horn of a unicorn. The toponym was officially adopted in 1913 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q56283525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2080 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 6.3 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 7.1 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 15 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Unicorn Peak: 0.2 mi
- Boundary Peak: 0.4 mi
- Foss Peak: 0.8 mi
- Stevens Peak: 1.3 mi
- The Castle: 1.5 mi
- Martha Falls: 1.7 mi
- Sylvia Falls: 2.0 mi
- Sunbeam Falls: 2.1 mi
- Ruby Falls: 2.9 mi
- Narada Falls: 2.9 mi
- The Ramparts: 5.3 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 6.9 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 7.0 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 16.7 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 4.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 5.1 mi
- Log Spring: 10.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 10.8 mi
- Hidden Spring: 18.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 5.1 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 5.1 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 9.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 21.6 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 9.2 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 19.6 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 22.3 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 22.7 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 24.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 3.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 5.1 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 10.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Big Cedar: 7.3 mi
- The Trident: 11.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 11.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 23.2 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Wheel: 20.4 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 20.5 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Fairfax: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of West Unicorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | NNW 342° | 4,392 m | 7.9 mi |
| Columbia Crest | NNW 341° | 4,392 m | 8.0 mi |
| Point Success | NNW 337° | 4,302 m | 7.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNW 338° | 4,297 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NNW 345° | 3,863 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NNW 331° | 3,533 m | 7.8 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNW 332° | 3,520 m | 8.5 mi |
| Little Tahoma | N 358° | 3,395 m | 7.3 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 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7821746943
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 9 mi
- Eatonville · 28 mi
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