Alta Vista
Alta Vista rises to 1,817 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Myrtle Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49679884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,817 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 13 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panorama Point: 0.8 mi
- McClure Rock: 1.3 mi
- Faraway Rock: 1.5 mi
- Cowlitz Rocks: 2.2 mi
- Mildred Point: 2.2 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 0.2 mi
- Golden Gate Falls: 0.7 mi
- Sluiskin Falls: 0.9 mi
- Nisqually Valley Falls: 0.9 mi
- Ruby Falls: 1.0 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 2.8 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 3.3 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 3.3 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 3.4 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 18.5 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 19.6 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 4.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 8.5 mi
- Log Spring: 12.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 22.1 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.8 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.7 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 21.8 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 22.9 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 24.1 mi
- Longmire Museum: 4.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 4.7 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 13.0 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.7 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 1.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 4.6 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 7.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 11.6 mi
- The Trident: 7.7 mi
- Coffee Cup: 8.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 8.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.7 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Wheel: 19.1 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 19.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Alta Vista. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | NNW 347° | 4,392 m | 4.3 mi |
| Columbia Crest | NNW 345° | 4,392 m | 4.3 mi |
| Point Success | NNW 339° | 4,302 m | 4.0 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNW 340° | 4,297 m | 5.2 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | N 354° | 3,863 m | 3.7 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NNW 327° | 3,533 m | 4.2 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNW 330° | 3,520 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Tahoma | NNE 16° | 3,395 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, under a mile 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528616 — Alta Vista, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/7677172348
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 6 mi
- Eatonville · 26 mi
Take the scenic way to Alta Vista.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.