Needle Rock
Needle Rock rises to 2,267 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ptarmigan Ridge, a cliff 1.1 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
crag in Pierce County, Washington, United States
Wikidata Q110542274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2267 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 10.8 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 12.7 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 15 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 15 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 16 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Observation Rock: 1.3 mi
- Tillicum Point: 1.6 mi
- Echo Rock: 1.7 mi
- Division Rock: 2.1 mi
- Liberty Cap: 2.3 mi
- Giant Falls: 2.3 mi
- Spray Falls: 2.6 mi
- Cataract Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cataract Falls: 4.0 mi
- Garda Falls: 4.9 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 17.6 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 18.5 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 19.0 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 19.1 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Mowich Face: 1.5 mi
- Jeanette Heights: 1.5 mi
- Colonnade: 2.3 mi
- Willis Wall: 2.5 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 7.0 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 7.7 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 9.3 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 18.0 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- Coffee Cup: 4.1 mi
- The Trident: 4.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 14.9 mi
- Caboose: 18.7 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 18.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 9.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 9.3 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 20.1 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.1 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Wheel: 17.7 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 17.7 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 18.9 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 19.1 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 23.0 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 9.1 mi
- Bum Springs: 15.7 mi
- Log Spring: 18.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.4 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 23.5 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 21.9 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Waterfront: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Needle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 131° | 4,392 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Rainier | SE 130° | 4,392 m | 3.4 mi |
| Point Success | SE 141° | 4,302 m | 3.4 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SE 129° | 4,297 m | 2.3 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SE 130° | 3,863 m | 4.1 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SSE 155° | 3,533 m | 3.1 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SSE 152° | 3,520 m | 2.4 mi |
| Little Tahoma | ESE 117° | 3,395 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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, 8 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 1523603 — Needle Rock, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/4401948867
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 5 mi
- Eatonville · 22 mi
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