Unicorn Peak

This article is about the mountain in Mount Rainier National Park. For the mountain in Olympic National Park, see Unicorn Peak (Olympic Mountains). For the mountain in Yosemite National Park, see Unicorn Peak (California).
Unicorn Peak
Highest point
Elevation6,971 ft (2,125 m)[1]
Prominence2,091 ft (637 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Rainier[2]
Isolation4.72 mi (7.60 km)[2]
Coordinates46°44′42″N 121°42′03″W / 46.745127°N 121.700912°W / 46.745127; -121.700912
Geography
Unicorn Peak is located in Washington (state)
Unicorn Peak
Unicorn Peak
Location in Washington
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Protected areaMount Rainier National Park
Parent rangeTatoosh Range
Cascades
Topo mapUSGS Tatoosh Lakes
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 climbing[2]

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.[1] 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.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Unicorn Peak, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Unicorn Peak - 6,942' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ^ "Unicorn Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-02-24.