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Alta Vista

Alta Vista, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 8.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q49679884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1817 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.79237, -121.73655

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Peaks
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 11
  • 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
Springs: 6
Parks: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • The Trident: 7.7 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 8.2 mi
  • Big Cedar: 8.9 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierNNW 347°4,392 m4.3 mi
Columbia CrestNNW 345°4,392 m4.3 mi
Point SuccessNNW 339°4,302 m4.0 mi
Liberty CapNNW 340°4,297 m5.2 mi
Gibraltar RockN 354°3,863 m3.7 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNW 327°3,533 m4.2 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNW 330°3,520 m4.9 mi
Little TahomaNNE 16°3,395 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
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, 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1528616 — Alta Vista, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/7677172348

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