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Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument

Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument, a historic site in Washington
Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument, a historic site in Washingtonbrewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument, a historic site in Washington
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Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument, a historic site in Washington
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument is a historic site in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,846 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sluiskin Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 7.6 miles off.

About

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49566312, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1846 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.79400, -121.71593

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 13
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 18.8 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 19.5 mi
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.7 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 22.3 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 22.7 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 23.9 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Trident: 7.5 mi
  • Big Cedar: 8.0 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierNNW 334°4,392 m4.5 mi
Columbia CrestNNW 333°4,392 m4.6 mi
Point SuccessNW 326°4,302 m4.3 mi
Liberty CapNNW 330°4,297 m5.5 mi
Gibraltar RockNNW 339°3,863 m3.8 mi
Tahoma CleaverNW 316°3,533 m4.7 mi
Saint Andrews RockNW 320°3,520 m5.4 mi
Little TahomaN 3°3,395 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1821:05
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
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, 1 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356549791

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