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The Palisades

The Palisades, seen from above at true elevation

The Palisades is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,908 m. K Spire stands 2,708 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1908 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.95372, -121.60398

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Affi Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Van Horn Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Garda Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Snoquera Falls: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Parks: 20
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 13.0 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 21.9 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 22.8 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 6
  • The Trident: 6.3 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 6.9 mi
  • Big Cedar: 13.4 mi
  • Caboose: 23.2 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 23.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Log Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Soda Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Bum Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Clover Spring: 19.9 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
K SpireSW 214°2,708 m8.0 mi
Mount RuthSW 225°2,635 m7.5 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainSW 235°2,386 m6.3 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyS 182°2,318 m7.2 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyS 183°2,265 m7.0 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSW 231°2,256.1 m5.2 mi
Banshee PeakS 186°2,245 m7.1 mi
Mount FremontWSW 244°2,230 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 13 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546726

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