Skyscraper Mountain
Skyscraper Mountain rises to 2,131 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Affi Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Skyscraper Mountain is a 7,078-foot-elevation (2,157-meter) summit in Pierce County of Washington state.
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Wikidata Q3486471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2131 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 7.5 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 7.5 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 8.5 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 10 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 10 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 10 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Affi Falls: 1.0 mi
- Garda Falls: 1.4 mi
- Van Horn Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Van Horn Falls: 3.4 mi
- Cress Falls: 4.1 mi
- Mount Fremont: 1.2 mi
- 2nd Burroughs Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Fremont: 1.5 mi
- 1st Burroughs Mountain: 1.5 mi
- 3rd Burroughs Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 17.2 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 19.7 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 20.1 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 20.6 mi
- Northern Crags: 4.0 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- The Palisades: 4.8 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Willis Wall: 5.1 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 9.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 12.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 13.4 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 19.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 15.6 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- The Trident: 1.9 mi
- Coffee Cup: 2.1 mi
- Big Cedar: 13.3 mi
- Caboose: 20.4 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 20.4 mi
- Fairfax: 16.0 mi
- Melmont: 17.3 mi
- Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
- Nagrom: 21.1 mi
- Lester: 21.7 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 20.5 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 20.7 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 23.1 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 23.2 mi
- Foal: 23.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 13.4 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 13.4 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 21.9 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 22.5 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 13.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 17.1 mi
- Log Spring: 17.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 18.4 mi
- Clover Spring: 23.9 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.6 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 23.4 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 25.0 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
- Waterfront: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Skyscraper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | SSW 208° | 4,392 m | 5.9 mi |
| Columbia Crest | SSW 210° | 4,392 m | 5.9 mi |
| Point Success | SSW 210° | 4,302 m | 6.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SW 219° | 4,297 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SSW 202° | 3,863 m | 6.0 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SW 220° | 3,520 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Tahoma | S 187° | 3,395 m | 5.4 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | SSW 203° | 2,940 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 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, 10 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/356546455
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 4 mi
- Eatonville · 27 mi
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