Deadwood Peak is a 6,280-foot-elevation (1,914 meter) mountain summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also situated on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Deadwood Peak is set on the crest of the

Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ...

, immediately north of

Yakima Peak 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 ...

and

Chinook Pass {{Infobox mountain pass , name = Chinook Pass , photo = WAMap-doton-Chinook_Pass.PNG , photo_caption = Location of Chinook Pass , elevation_ft = 5430 , elevation_ref = , traversed = State Route 410 , location = Pierce / Yakima counties, W ...

, with the Pacific Crest Trail traversing its east slope. Its nearest higher peak is

Naches Peak Naches Peak is a 6,452-foot (1,967 m) mountain summit located on the shared border of Mount Rainier National Park and William O. Douglas Wilderness. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Naches P ...

, to the southeast. Deadwood Peak takes its name from ''Deadwood Lakes'' and ''Deadwood Creek'' to its northwest, and their names came from the large number of downed trees in the area. From Chinook Pass, a short scramble up the south side leads to the summit with unobstructed views of

Mount Rainier Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a s ...

Climate

Deadwood Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008. Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. Because of maritime influence, snow tends to be wet and heavy, resulting in high avalanche danger. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer. Precipitation runoff from Deadwood Peak drains west into tributaries of the White River, and east to Yakima River.

Gallery

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References

External links

* National Park Service web site
Mount Rainier National Park
* Deadwood Peak photo
Flickr

National Weather Service Forecast
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