Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 1,617 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wahpenayo Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49046690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,617 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 18 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wahpenayo Peak: 2.2 mi
- Chutla Peak: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Peak: 2.8 mi
- Dixon Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Lane Peak: 3.2 mi
- Carter Falls: 3.4 mi
- Madcap Falls: 3.5 mi
- Narada Falls: 4.4 mi
- Christine Falls: 4.5 mi
- Nahunta Falls: 4.7 mi
- The Ramparts: 3.5 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 8.4 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 8.5 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 3.1 mi
- Bum Springs: 6.0 mi
- Log Spring: 13.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 20.6 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 8.6 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 16.2 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 18.6 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 19.2 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 21.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 2.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 2.9 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 8.9 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 18.1 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 2.9 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 6.2 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 8.3 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 11.1 mi
- The Trident: 13.3 mi
- Coffee Cup: 13.7 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 20.0 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Wheel: 17.3 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 17.3 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | N 6° | 4,392 m | 9.5 mi |
| Columbia Crest | N 5° | 4,392 m | 9.5 mi |
| Point Success | N 3° | 4,302 m | 9.0 mi |
| Liberty Cap | N 1° | 4,297 m | 10.2 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | N 9° | 3,863 m | 9.1 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | N 358° | 3,533 m | 8.8 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | N 357° | 3,520 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little Tahoma | NNE 18° | 3,395 m | 9.8 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 | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1531476 — Lookout Mountain, Lewis County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356548144
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
- Eatonville · 26 mi
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