Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat rises to 1,829 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Satulick Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49051895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 14 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 18 mi
- Dam Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Satulick Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Copper Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wow: 2.5 mi
- Pearl Falls: 2.6 mi
- Comet Falls: 3.4 mi
- Christine Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bloucher Falls: 3.5 mi
- Upper Comet Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Ramparts: 2.8 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Klapatche Point: 5.1 mi
- Colonnade: 5.2 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 5.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 14.8 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 16.3 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 17.4 mi
- Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 19.9 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 20.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 2.4 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 3.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 6.5 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Clay City: 21.3 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 3.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 3.3 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 15.1 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 15.4 mi
- Coffee Cup: 10.1 mi
- The Trident: 10.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 14.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 16.2 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 21.0 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 3.1 mi
- Bum Springs: 11.7 mi
- Log Spring: 17.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 18.4 mi
- Wheel: 13.6 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 13.7 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 23.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.9 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 21.8 mi
- Waterfront: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Mount Ararat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | NE 45° | 4,392 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Rainier | NE 46° | 4,392 m | 6.2 mi |
| Point Success | NE 46° | 4,302 m | 5.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NE 36° | 4,297 m | 6.3 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NE 52° | 3,863 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NE 41° | 3,533 m | 4.9 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NE 34° | 3,520 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ENE 58° | 3,395 m | 7.8 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 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| 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.
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356544107
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 9 mi
- Eatonville · 21 mi
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