Northern Crags
Northern Crags is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,693 m. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacific Point, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1693 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 11.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 11.5 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 12 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 12 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 13 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pacific Point: 0.6 mi
- Crescent Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Tyee Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sluiskin Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Third Mother Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cress Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cress Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cress Falls: 0.8 mi
- Alice Falls: 1.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 1.6 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 15.9 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 16.4 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 16.9 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 17.0 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 10.8 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 11.4 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 13.6 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 15.6 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 1.0 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 1.3 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Willis Wall: 5.3 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 15.0 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 16.8 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 17.0 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 20.0 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 20.0 mi
- Foal: 20.4 mi
- Coffee Cup: 3.1 mi
- The Trident: 4.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 16.5 mi
- Caboose: 16.7 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 16.7 mi
- Fairfax: 12.0 mi
- Melmont: 13.4 mi
- Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
- Nagrom: 21.1 mi
- Osceola: 21.1 mi
- Longmire Museum: 13.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 13.6 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 19.1 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 20.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 23.7 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 13.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 19.1 mi
- Log Spring: 20.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 21.7 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.2 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 22.3 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 23.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 14.9 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 20.4 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Waterfront: 15.9 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Northern Crags. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | S 172° | 4,392 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Rainier | S 171° | 4,392 m | 6.5 mi |
| Point Success | S 175° | 4,302 m | 6.9 mi |
| Liberty Cap | S 178° | 4,297 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SSE 167° | 3,863 m | 7.0 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | S 184° | 3,520 m | 6.3 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | SSE 156° | 2,940 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Ruth | SSE 148° | 2,635 m | 5.6 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 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 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, 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 node/356545971
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 6 mi
- Eatonville · 24 mi
- Puyallup · 29 mi
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