Governors Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park

Name: Governors Ridge
Address: Mount Rainier National Park, United States

#47 among attractions in Mount Rainier National Park

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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. The name honors all the governors who have served the state of Washington. The highest rocky crag on the ridge is known as Governors Peak. There is also a 40-foot leaning spire known as Governors Needle, and Barrier Peak is at the southern culmination of the ridge. The normal climbing access is from the Owyhigh Lakes Trail. ()

Coordinates: 46°51'53"N, 121°34'24"W

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Governors Ridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wonderland Trail, Tipsoo Lake, Deadwood Peak, Crystal Mountain.

4.1 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
104 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 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tipsoo Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
69 min walk • Tipsoo Lake, at an elevation of 5,298 feet above sea level, is an alpine lake within the Northern Cascade Range near the summit of Chinook Pass in Pierce County, Washington.
2.8 miNE
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Deadwood Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
72 min walk • Deadwood Peak is a 6,280-foot-elevation 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.
6.3 miNE
Mountain with a range of ski trails
Crystal Mountain, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
161 min walk • Crystal Mountain is a mountain and alpine ski area in the northwestern United States, located in the Cascade Range of Washington, southeast of Seattle.
2.5 miE
Mountain
Yakima Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
63 min walk • Yakima Peak is a 6,226-ft 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.
1.2 miNW
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Tamanos Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
32 min walk • Tamanos Mountain is a 6,790-foot summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range.
3.7 miNE
Mountain
Chinook Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
95 min walk • Chinook Peak is a 6,904 feet 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.
1 miSE
Mountain
Buell Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
26 min walk • Buell Peak is a small 5,756 ft summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated 1.5 miles southwest of Cayuse Pass and 0.53 mile east-southeast of Barrier Peak, which is its nearest higher peak.
2 miSW
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Cowlitz Chimneys, Mount Rainier National Park
52 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.
2.4 miSW
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Banshee Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
62 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.
3.6 miE
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Seymour Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
91 min walk • Seymour Peak is a 6,337-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated southeast of Cayuse Pass and northeast of Shriner Peak. Its nearest higher neighbor is Dewey Peak, 0.79 mi to the east.