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Wilson Headwall

Wilson Headwall, seen from above at true elevation

Wilson Headwall is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 3,563 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kautz Ice Cliff, a cliff 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 9.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3563 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.83733, -121.75787

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Parks: 18
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 16.0 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.7 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 21.8 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Trident: 5.0 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 5.2 mi
  • Big Cedar: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.2 mi
  • Caboose: 22.8 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Bum Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Log Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Soda Springs: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Wilson Headwall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierN 1°4,392 m1.0 mi
Columbia CrestN 354°4,392 m1.1 mi
Point SuccessNW 323°4,302 m0.7 mi
Liberty CapNNW 336°4,297 m1.9 mi
Gibraltar RockNE 45°3,863 m0.8 mi
Tahoma CleaverWNW 287°3,533 m1.3 mi
Saint Andrews RockNW 307°3,520 m1.9 mi
Little TahomaENE 69°3,395 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1821:06
September equinox06:5518:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:3016:22

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, 4 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/356547212

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