Hessong Rock
Hessong Rock rises to 1,946 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pleasant, a peak 0.4 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pierce County, Washington, United States
Wikidata Q49036104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1946 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 12.6 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 14.3 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 16 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pleasant: 0.4 mi
- Fay Peak: 0.6 mi
- East Fay Peak: 0.6 mi
- First Mother Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Division Rock: 1.4 mi
- Spray Falls: 0.6 mi
- Giant Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cataract Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cataract Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 3.3 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 14.5 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 15.4 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 15.8 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 15.9 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 16.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 8.8 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 10.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.1 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 14.9 mi
- Old Well: 15.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 2.6 mi
- Northern Crags: 3.5 mi
- Jeanette Heights: 3.8 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 15.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 15.9 mi
- Wheel: 18.0 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.0 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 19.9 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 17.5 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Coffee Cup: 5.3 mi
- The Trident: 6.4 mi
- Caboose: 15.6 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 15.6 mi
- Big Cedar: 17.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 12.1 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.1 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 18.7 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 20.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.7 mi
- Fairfax: 10.0 mi
- Melmont: 11.5 mi
- Osceola: 20.8 mi
- Nagrom: 23.8 mi
- Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 20.2 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 22.7 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 11.9 mi
- Bum Springs: 18.9 mi
- Log Spring: 21.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 22.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 17.3 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 20.4 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Waterfront: 15.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Hessong Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 141° | 4,392 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Rainier | SE 140° | 4,392 m | 6.5 mi |
| Point Success | SE 146° | 4,302 m | 6.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SE 142° | 4,297 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SE 139° | 3,863 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SSE 153° | 3,533 m | 6.3 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SSE 151° | 3,520 m | 5.5 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | ESE 124° | 2,940 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 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, 11 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 1531935 — Hessong Rock, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/348178671
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
- Eatonville · 20 mi
- Puyallup · 27 mi
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