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The Ramparts

The Ramparts, seen from above at true elevation

The Ramparts is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,035 m. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mike Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 5.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1035 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.75893, -121.81433

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Parks: 14
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.1 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 17.6 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 18.3 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 5
  • The Trident: 11.0 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 11.2 mi
  • Big Cedar: 12.4 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 18.0 mi
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of The Ramparts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestNNE 21°4,392 m7.0 mi
Mount RainierNNE 23°4,392 m7.0 mi
Point SuccessNNE 20°4,302 m6.4 mi
Liberty CapNNE 15°4,297 m7.4 mi
Gibraltar RockNNE 28°3,863 m6.8 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNE 13°3,533 m6.0 mi
Saint Andrews RockN 10°3,520 m6.6 mi
Little TahomaNE 38°3,395 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:06
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5015:3116:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323336414854616155453631
Precip in11.48.67.55.94.73.71.21.53.59.013.012.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, under a mile 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 way/973411900

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