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Skyscraper Mountain

Skyscraper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

Skyscraper Mountain is a 7,078-foot-elevation (2,157-meter) summit in Pierce County of Washington state.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3486471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,131 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.92719, -121.69817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Fremont: 1.2 mi
  • 2nd Burroughs Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • 1st Burroughs Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • 3rd Burroughs Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Sluiskin Mountain, East: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks: 34
  • 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
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • 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
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Artworks: 7
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
  • 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
Gardens: 2
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 15.6 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 22.6 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 25.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Skyscraper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierSSW4,392 m5.9 mi
Columbia CrestSSW4,392 m5.9 mi
Point SuccessSSW4,302 m6.5 mi
Liberty CapSW4,297 m5.7 mi
Gibraltar RockSSW3,863 m6.0 mi
Saint Andrews RockSW3,520 m6.7 mi
Little TahomaS3,395 m5.4 mi
Steamboat ProwSSW2,940 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:1320:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 10 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546455

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