Slide Mountain
Slide Mountain rises to 1,907 m in Washington. Mount Ruth stands 2,635 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1907 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 2.1 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 2.1 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 7.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- South Snoquera Point · 5 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 5 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Peak: 1.7 mi
- Marcus Peak: 2.9 mi
- Sourdough Mountains: 4.0 mi
- Dege Peak: 4.2 mi
- Scarface: 4.2 mi
- Snoquera Falls: 4.7 mi
- Skookum Falls: 5.2 mi
- Dalles Creek Falls Lower: 5.3 mi
- Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 5.4 mi
- Affi Falls: 5.6 mi
- The Palisades: 1.8 mi
- Sunrise Point: 4.0 mi
- The Dalles: 5.4 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Northern Crags: 9.5 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 11.2 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 20.6 mi
- Anderson Riverview Park: 22.9 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 23.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 14.0 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 19.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 19.2 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 22.1 mi
- Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
- Lester: 16.7 mi
- Nagrom: 17.3 mi
- Weston: 17.7 mi
- Fairfax: 20.6 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 13.2 mi
- The Trident: 8.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 8.5 mi
- Big Cedar: 14.8 mi
- Caboose: 23.5 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 23.6 mi
- Log Spring: 17.9 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 18.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.3 mi
- Clover Spring: 19.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 20.7 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 23.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 23.8 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 24.7 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 24.7 mi
- Foal: 24.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 19.0 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 19.0 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 24.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 13.5 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 24.7 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
- Waterfront: 22.4 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 23.0 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Slide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ruth | SW 223° | 2,635 m | 9.3 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | SW 231° | 2,386 m | 8.0 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | S 189° | 2,318 m | 8.8 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | S 190° | 2,265 m | 8.6 mi |
| 2nd Burroughs Mountain | SW 227° | 2,256.1 m | 7.0 mi |
| Banshee Peak | SSW 192° | 2,245 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Fremont | SW 235° | 2,230 m | 5.3 mi |
| Goat Island Mountain | SSW 206° | 2,221.4 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:29 | 16:20 |
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, 15 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 1525940 — Slide Mountain, Pierce County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356546459
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 9 mi
Take the scenic way to Slide Mountain.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.