Mount Wow
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Mount Wow rises to 1,841 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gobblers Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mount Wow is a prominent 6,040+ ft (1,840+ m) mountain summit located in the southwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 8.6 mi (13.8 km) southwest of the summit of Mount Rainier. Its nearest higher neighbor is Iron Mountain, 3.6 mi (5.8 km) to the east-northeast. Precipitation runoff from Mount Wow is drained by Tahoma Creek on the east side of the mountain, whereas Goat Creek drains the west side of it, and both are tributaries of the Nisqually River.
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Wikidata Q29627163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,841 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 16 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Dam Overlook · 19 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gobblers Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mount Beljica: 2.1 mi
- Tumtum Peak: 2.2 mi
- Mount Ararat: 2.5 mi
- Satulick Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ethania Falls: 4.4 mi
- Denman Falls: 4.4 mi
- Larrupin Falls: 4.4 mi
- Pearl Falls: 5.1 mi
- Julia Falls: 5.4 mi
- The Ramparts: 4.1 mi
- Klapatche Point: 5.3 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Colonnade: 6.7 mi
- Jeanette Heights: 7.3 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 13.9 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 15.2 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.3 mi
- Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 18.1 mi
- Smallwood Park: 18.3 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 2.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 4.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 8.8 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Clay City: 19.9 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 12.9 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 4.4 mi
- Longmire Museum: 4.4 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 13.0 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 15.7 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
- Coffee Cup: 12.3 mi
- The Trident: 12.5 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 14.0 mi
- Big Cedar: 16.4 mi
- Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 19.3 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 4.3 mi
- Bum Springs: 12.9 mi
- Log Spring: 19.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 20.2 mi
- Wheel: 11.3 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 11.3 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 24.0 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 24.2 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 20.4 mi
- Waterfront: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Mount Wow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | NE 50° | 4,392 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Rainier | NE 51° | 4,392 m | 8.6 mi |
| Point Success | NE 51° | 4,302 m | 8.0 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NE 43° | 4,297 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NE 55° | 3,863 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NE 48° | 3,533 m | 7.2 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NE 43° | 3,520 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ENE 59° | 3,395 m | 10.3 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 | 16:23 |
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, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9019148610
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
- Eatonville · 19 mi
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