Yakima Peak
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Yakima Peak rises to 1,898 m in Washington. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Yakima Peak is a 6,226-ft (1,898 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. Yakima Peak is situated northwest of Tipsoo Lake and west of Chinook Pass on the crest of the Cascade Range. Yakima Peak is a major triple divide point with precipitation runoff draining into tributaries of the White River, Cowlitz River, and Yakima River. Its nearest higher neighbor is Deadwood Peak, 0.59 mi (0.95 km) to the north. The name Yakima Peak honors the Yakima Tribe of eastern Washington state. From Chinook Pass, a short scramble up a gully on the north side leads to a flat summit with unobstructed views of Mount Rainier and Naches Peak.
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Wikidata Q27915021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1897.7 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 0.3 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 0.3 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 0.8 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 2 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 12 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deadwood Peak: 0.6 mi
- Naches Peak: 0.8 mi
- Chinook Peak: 1.7 mi
- Seymour Peak: 2.2 mi
- Tahtlum Peak: 2.2 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sydney Falls: 2.9 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 3.4 mi
- Stafford Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 6.3 mi
- Sunrise Point: 4.3 mi
- The Palisades: 6.7 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 11.0 mi
- Russell Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 17.1 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- Log Spring: 10.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.8 mi
- Bum Springs: 14.8 mi
- Clover Spring: 15.3 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 16.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 10.7 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 16.1 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 18.4 mi
- Longmire Museum: 16.1 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 16.2 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 19.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 16.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 19.5 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 20.5 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
- Lester: 23.2 mi
- Weston: 23.4 mi
- Nagrom: 24.6 mi
- Big Cedar: 7.8 mi
- The Trident: 9.3 mi
- Coffee Cup: 10.4 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 21.4 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Yakima Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | W 260° | 3,395 m | 9.1 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | W 269° | 2,940 m | 9.9 mi |
| Anvil Rock | WSW 253° | 2,921 m | 10.1 mi |
| Whitman Crest | WSW 257° | 2,841 m | 8.0 mi |
| K Spire | W 263° | 2,708 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Ruth | W 271° | 2,635 m | 9.1 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,386 m | 9.2 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | WSW 248° | 2,318 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
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, 12 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/4100669866
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 9 mi
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