Dege Peak, Mount Rainier National Park

Name: Dege Peak
Address: Mount Rainier National Park, United States

#8 among attractions in Mount Rainier National Park

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Dege Peak is a 7,006-foot summit located in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Sourdough Mountains in Mount Rainier National Park. It was named in 1932 for James Henry Dege, a prominent Tacoma businessman and Captain of the First Regiment National Guard of Washington. His mother was a descendant of President Zachary Taylor. ()

Coordinates: 46°55'7"N, 121°36'38"W

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Dege Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wonderland Trail, Mount Fremont, Tamanos Mountain, Chinook Peak.

4.1 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
105 min walk • The Wonderland Trail is an approximately 93-mile hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, United States. The trail goes over many ridges of Mount Rainier for a cumulative 22,000 feet of elevation gain. The trail was built in 1915. In 1981, it was designated a National Recreation Trail.
2.7 miW
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Mount Fremont, Mount Rainier National Park
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3.3 miS
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Tamanos Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
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5 miE
Mountain
Chinook Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
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4.2 miW
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Skyscraper Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
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2 miN
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Palisades Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
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4.8 miS
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Cowlitz Chimneys, Mount Rainier National Park
123 min walk • Cowlitz Chimneys are a group of four rhyolite towers located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. As part of the Cascade Range, the Cowlitz Chimneys are situated southwest of Tamanos Mountain and east of Banshee Peak, all of which are visible from the Sunrise Historic District.
4.7 miS
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Banshee Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
120 min walk • Banshee Peak is a 7,400+ ft summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. As part of the Cascade Range, Banshee Peak is situated west of the Cowlitz Chimneys and east of Panhandle Gap, with the Sarvant Glacier set below its north cliff.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Burroughs Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
128 min walk • Burroughs Mountain is located on the northeast slope of Mount Rainier above Glacier Basin. It was named for John Burroughs, the naturalist, who visited the mountain several times. The mountain was first called John Burroughs Mountain. Burroughs was born near Roxbury, New York, in April 1837, and died in 1931.
4.1 miSE
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Governors Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park
105 min walk • Governors Ridge is located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated west of Cayuse Pass and 1.09 mile east of Tamanos Mountain, which is its nearest higher peak.
2.9 miSW
Mountain
Goat Island Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
75 min walk • Goat Island Mountain is a 7,288 feet ridge-like mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 5.76 mi east-northeast of the summit of Mount Rainier.