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Slide Mountain

Slide Mountain, a peak in Washington
Slide Mountain, a peak in WashingtonFarragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,907 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.97541, -121.58179

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Cliffs: 23
Parks: 23
  • 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
Historic sites: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Artworks: 5
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 13.5 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Slide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RuthSW2,635 m9.3 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainSW2,386 m8.0 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyS2,318 m8.8 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyS2,265 m8.6 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSW2,256 m7.0 mi
Banshee PeakSSW2,245 m8.8 mi
Mount FremontSW2,230 m5.3 mi
Goat Island MountainSSW2,221 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2916:20

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, 15 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1525940 — Slide Mountain, Pierce County, Washington.

OpenStreetMap element node/356546459

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