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Faraway Rock

Faraway Rock, a peak in Washington
Faraway Rock, a peak in WashingtonWalter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faraway Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faraway Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faraway Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faraway Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Faraway Rock, a peak in Washington
Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 7.6 miles off.

About

The story

rock in Lewis County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49028563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1530 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.77399, -121.71881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Cedar: 7.9 mi
  • The Trident: 8.9 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 9.5 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierNNW 341°4,392 m5.7 mi
Columbia CrestNNW 340°4,392 m5.8 mi
Point SuccessNNW 335°4,302 m5.5 mi
Liberty CapNNW 337°4,297 m6.7 mi
Gibraltar RockNNW 346°3,863 m5.1 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNW 327°3,533 m5.7 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNW 329°3,520 m6.4 mi
Little TahomaN 4°3,395 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1533564 — Faraway Rock, Lewis County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356549771

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