Sunrise Point
Sunrise Point is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,865 m. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dege Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1865 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 2.4 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 4.1 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 4 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dege Peak: 1.1 mi
- Sourdough Mountains: 1.3 mi
- Marcus Peak: 1.7 mi
- Antler Peak: 2.1 mi
- Brown Peak: 2.3 mi
- Affi Falls: 5.0 mi
- Sydney Falls: 5.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Garda Falls: 6.5 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 6.6 mi
- The Palisades: 2.6 mi
- Russell Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Willis Wall: 9.0 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 10.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 15.7 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 16.7 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 23.8 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 14.9 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 21.5 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 21.9 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Log Spring: 14.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.5 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 15.6 mi
- Bum Springs: 16.7 mi
- Clover Spring: 18.6 mi
- Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
- Lester: 20.6 mi
- Fairfax: 21.2 mi
- Nagrom: 21.3 mi
- Weston: 21.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 15.7 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 15.7 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 21.6 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- The Trident: 6.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 7.0 mi
- Big Cedar: 10.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 17.1 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 23.6 mi
- Waterfront: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Sunrise Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | SW 231° | 3,395 m | 7.5 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | WSW 245° | 2,940 m | 7.5 mi |
| Whitman Crest | SW 225° | 2,841 m | 6.7 mi |
| K Spire | SW 232° | 2,708 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Ruth | WSW 245° | 2,635 m | 6.7 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | W 260° | 2,386 m | 6.1 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | SSW 192° | 2,318 m | 4.8 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | SSW 195° | 2,265 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 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, 12 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/356546666
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
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