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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.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
2131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.92719, -121.69817

Named places within 25 miles

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
Peaks
  • 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
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: 24
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
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 7
Museums: 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

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierSSW 208°4,392 m5.9 mi
Columbia CrestSSW 210°4,392 m5.9 mi
Point SuccessSSW 210°4,302 m6.5 mi
Liberty CapSW 219°4,297 m5.7 mi
Gibraltar RockSSW 202°3,863 m6.0 mi
Saint Andrews RockSW 220°3,520 m6.7 mi
Little TahomaS 187°3,395 m5.4 mi
Steamboat ProwSSW 203°2,940 m4.1 mi

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 5080 °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.

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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356546455

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