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Cougar Rock

Cougar Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Cougar Rock rises to 1,148 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ramparts, a cliff 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

summit in Pierce County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49022343, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1148 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.76521, -121.80179

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 26
Parks: 14
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.1 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 18.3 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 18.9 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 5
  • The Trident: 10.3 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 10.6 mi
  • Big Cedar: 11.8 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 18.5 mi
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Cougar Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierNNE 19°4,392 m6.4 mi
Columbia CrestNNE 18°4,392 m6.4 mi
Point SuccessNNE 16°4,302 m5.8 mi
Liberty CapN 11°4,297 m6.9 mi
Gibraltar RockNNE 26°3,863 m6.2 mi
Tahoma CleaverN 8°3,533 m5.4 mi
Saint Andrews RockN 6°3,520 m6.1 mi
Little TahomaNE 36°3,395 m7.2 mi

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 5080 °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, 1 mi 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

OpenStreetMap element node/348178768

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