Big Cedar
Big Cedar is an attraction in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 663 m. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS runs past it.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- On the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- On the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 4.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 4.6 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 1 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 10 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Falls: 0.7 mi
- Cougar Falls: 3.5 mi
- Stafford Falls: 4.0 mi
- Middle Steven's Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Fish Ladder Falls: 4.3 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.5 mi
- Shriner Peak: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.5 mi
- Double Peak: 4.8 mi
- Stevens Peak: 5.9 mi
- Palisades: 5.6 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 10.8 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Sunrise Point: 10.8 mi
- Log Spring: 4.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 7.6 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 12.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 14.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 11.4 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 8.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.3 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 16.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 11.8 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Longmire Museum: 12.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.9 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 24.7 mi
- The Trident: 12.3 mi
- Coffee Cup: 13.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 1.8 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Big Cedar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | NW 309° | 3,395 m | 9.6 mi |
| Anvil Rock | WNW 300° | 2,921 m | 9.4 mi |
| Whitman Crest | NW 313° | 2,841 m | 8.7 mi |
| K Spire | NW 314° | 2,708 m | 9.6 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | NNW 336° | 2,318 m | 6.6 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | NNW 336° | 2,265 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cowlitz Rocks | WNW 297° | 2,263 m | 8.0 mi |
| Banshee Peak | NNW 333° | 2,245 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:30 | 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, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/881041667
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
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