Faraway Rock
Faraway Rock rises to 1,530 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunbeam Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Rock in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49028563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,530 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 14 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Castle: 1.2 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 1.3 mi
- Foss Peak: 1.3 mi
- Alta Vista: 1.5 mi
- Denman Peak: 1.6 mi
- Sunbeam Falls: 0.4 mi
- Ruby Falls: 1.0 mi
- Washington Cascades: 1.0 mi
- Martha Falls: 1.3 mi
- Narada Falls: 1.3 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 4.1 mi
- The Ramparts: 4.6 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 4.8 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 4.8 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 18.2 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 4.7 mi
- Bum Springs: 7.0 mi
- Log Spring: 11.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.1 mi
- Hidden Spring: 20.6 mi
- Longmire Museum: 4.7 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 4.8 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 11.6 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 21.2 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.4 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 21.0 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 22.3 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 23.5 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 23.7 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 1.4 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 4.7 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 8.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Big Cedar: 7.9 mi
- The Trident: 8.9 mi
- Coffee Cup: 9.5 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 22.5 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Wheel: 19.8 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 19.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Faraway Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | NNW 341° | 4,392 m | 5.7 mi |
| Columbia Crest | NNW 340° | 4,392 m | 5.8 mi |
| Point Success | NNW 335° | 4,302 m | 5.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNW 337° | 4,297 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NNW 346° | 3,863 m | 5.1 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NNW 327° | 3,533 m | 5.7 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NNW 329° | 3,520 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Tahoma | N 4° | 3,395 m | 5.2 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 | 06:54 | 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, 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1533564 — Faraway Rock, Lewis County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356549771
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
- Eatonville · 27 mi
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