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Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pierce County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q49051895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1829 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.78927, -121.85232

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 27
Parks: 22
  • 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
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Iron Mike Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Bum Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Log Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Soda Springs: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Columbia CrestNE 45°4,392 m6.2 mi
Mount RainierNE 46°4,392 m6.2 mi
Point SuccessNE 46°4,302 m5.6 mi
Liberty CapNE 36°4,297 m6.3 mi
Gibraltar RockNE 52°3,863 m6.4 mi
Tahoma CleaverNE 41°3,533 m4.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockNE 34°3,520 m5.3 mi
Little TahomaENE 58°3,395 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1921:06
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5015:3116:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323336414854616155453631
Precip in11.48.67.55.94.73.71.21.53.59.013.012.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmire Rainier NPS, 3 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

OpenStreetMap element node/356544107

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