Mount Ruth
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Mount Ruth rises to 2,635 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Prow, a peak 0.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mount Ruth is an 8,690-foot summit located within Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. Part of the Cascade Range, Mount Ruth is situated between the Emmons Glacier and the Inter Glacier. Access is via the Glacier Basin Trail. The name of the peak honors Ruth Knapp, daughter of the prospector who built Knapp's Cabin in Glacier Basin below the peak. Precipitation runoff from Mount Ruth drains into the White River.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q56278756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2635 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 8.3 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 8.2 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 10 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 14 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Prow: 0.8 mi
- K Spire: 1.5 mi
- 3rd Burroughs Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Tahoma: 1.9 mi
- Whitman Crest: 2.4 mi
- Garda Falls: 3.2 mi
- Affi Falls: 4.6 mi
- Wilson Glacier Falls: 4.6 mi
- Margaret Falls: 5.0 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 5.1 mi
- Russell Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Willis Wall: 2.3 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 3.0 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 3.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 5.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 9.9 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 10.0 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 21.1 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 18.4 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 20.4 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 21.2 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 21.8 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 19.1 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- The Trident: 1.8 mi
- Coffee Cup: 2.6 mi
- Big Cedar: 11.0 mi
- Caboose: 22.1 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 22.1 mi
- Longmire Museum: 9.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 9.9 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 18.5 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 23.7 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 9.7 mi
- Bum Springs: 13.8 mi
- Log Spring: 15.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 16.2 mi
- Clover Spring: 24.4 mi
- Fairfax: 16.9 mi
- Melmont: 18.4 mi
- Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
- Nagrom: 24.7 mi
- Wheel: 21.5 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 21.6 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 22.2 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 22.4 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.1 mi
- Waterfront: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Mount Ruth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | SW 229° | 4,392 m | 2.6 mi |
| Columbia Crest | SW 232° | 4,392 m | 2.7 mi |
| Point Success | SW 229° | 4,302 m | 3.2 mi |
| Liberty Cap | WSW 251° | 4,297 m | 2.9 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SSW 213° | 3,863 m | 2.5 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SW 234° | 3,533 m | 4.0 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | WSW 245° | 3,520 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Tahoma | S 174° | 3,395 m | 1.9 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 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
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, 6 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 1525308 — Mount Ruth, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546316
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 1 mi
- Eatonville · 26 mi
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