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Sunrise Point

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Elevation
1,865 m
Tallest summit within 7.7 miles
Little Tahoma3,395 m · 7.5 mi
Nearest byway
Chinook Scenic Byway2.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
46.9173, -121.5873
Sunrise Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sunrise Point is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded 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.

Elevation
1865 m

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little TahomaSW 231°3,395 m7.5 mi
Steamboat ProwWSW 245°2,940 m7.5 mi
Whitman CrestSW 225°2,841 m6.7 mi
K SpireSW 232°2,708 m6.7 mi
Mount RuthWSW 245°2,635 m6.7 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainW 260°2,386 m6.1 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneySSW 192°2,318 m4.8 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneySSW 195°2,265 m4.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 23
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 3
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1821:05
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

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).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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