Eagle Cliff
Eagle Cliff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,370 m. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hessong Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1370 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 11.9 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 11.9 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 14.8 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 17 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 17 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hessong Rock: 0.8 mi
- Division Rock: 1.0 mi
- Fay Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.2 mi
- East Fay Peak: 1.3 mi
- Spray Falls: 0.8 mi
- Giant Falls: 1.0 mi
- Cataract Falls: 2.8 mi
- Cataract Falls: 2.8 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 3.9 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 14.5 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 15.4 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 15.9 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 16.0 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 16.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 8.1 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 10.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 11.7 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 15.0 mi
- Old Well: 15.1 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- Jeanette Heights: 3.5 mi
- Colonnade: 3.7 mi
- Northern Crags: 4.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 16.4 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 15.8 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 16.0 mi
- Wheel: 17.2 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 17.2 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 20.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 5.8 mi
- The Trident: 6.9 mi
- Caboose: 15.6 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 15.7 mi
- Big Cedar: 17.9 mi
- Longmire Museum: 11.7 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 11.7 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 18.9 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 19.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 19.9 mi
- Fairfax: 9.9 mi
- Melmont: 11.4 mi
- Osceola: 21.0 mi
- Nagrom: 24.5 mi
- Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 19.5 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 23.1 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 11.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 18.8 mi
- Log Spring: 22.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 23.0 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 18.0 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 20.7 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Waterfront: 15.3 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Eagle Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 134° | 4,392 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Rainier | SE 133° | 4,392 m | 6.5 mi |
| Point Success | SE 139° | 4,302 m | 6.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SE 133° | 4,297 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SE 132° | 3,863 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SE 146° | 3,533 m | 6.2 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SE 143° | 3,520 m | 5.5 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | ESE 117° | 2,940 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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, 11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/562103430
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 8 mi
- Eatonville · 20 mi
- Puyallup · 27 mi
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