- Elevation, modelled
- 3,503 m
- Tallest summit within 7.0 miles
- Mount Rainier4,392 m · 1.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE9.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:06local time
- Coordinates
- 46.8364, -121.7638
Kautz Ice Chute is a cliff in Washington, at a modelled 3,503 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northeast, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kautz Ice Cliff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 9.5 miles off.
Crux of the route. Ice tools useful or necessary in later season.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Kautz Ice Chute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | NNE 15° | 4,392 m | 1.1 mi |
| Columbia Crest | N 8° | 4,392 m | 1.1 mi |
| Point Success | NNW 346° | 4,302 m | 0.7 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNW 344° | 4,297 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NE 53° | 3,863 m | 1.1 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | WNW 294° | 3,533 m | 1.1 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NW 315° | 3,520 m | 1.7 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ENE 70° | 3,395 m | 2.6 mi |
- 9.5 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 9.8 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 9.8 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 9.9 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 13 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 15 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Success: 0.7 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 1.1 mi
- Tahoma Cleaver: 1.1 mi
- Mount Rainier: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Crest: 1.1 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 1.7 mi
- Wilson Glacier Falls: 1.8 mi
- East Van Trump Park Falls: 2.0 mi
- Kautz Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Nisqually Valley Falls: 2.6 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 0.2 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 0.3 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 0.7 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 0.9 mi
- Russell Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.1 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.4 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 21.6 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 22.0 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 22.5 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 3.7 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 6.4 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 6.8 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.0 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
- The Trident: 5.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 5.3 mi
- Big Cedar: 11.2 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 20.9 mi
- Caboose: 22.7 mi
- Longmire Museum: 6.4 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 6.4 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 16.3 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.5 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 6.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 11.8 mi
- Log Spring: 15.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.1 mi
- Wheel: 18.5 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.5 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 22.9 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.1 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 22.1 mi
- Waterfront: 22.3 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, 4 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).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 3 mi
- Eatonville · 24 mi
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