Tamanos Mountain
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Tamanos Mountain rises to 2,070 m in Washington. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Third Cowlitz Chimney, a peak 1.0 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Tamanos Mountain is a 6,790-foot (2,070 m) summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range. Tamanos Mountain is situated west of Governors Ridge and northeast of the Cowlitz Chimneys, all of which can be seen from the Sunrise Historic District. The name tamanos derives from Chinook Jargon and has the meaning of guardian spirit. This landform's toponym was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1932. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,100 feet (940 meters) above the White River in approximately 1.5 mile. The normal climbing access is from the Owyhigh Lakes Trail, and from the lakes scrambling up the south slope to the summit.
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Wikidata Q49081239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2069.6 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 2.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 2.7 mi off the JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
- 2.7 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 5 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 12 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Third Cowlitz Chimney: 1.0 mi
- North Cowlitz Chimney: 1.2 mi
- The Barrier: 1.2 mi
- Barrier Peak: 1.3 mi
- Central Cowlitz Chimney: 1.5 mi
- Sydney Falls: 2.8 mi
- Wauhaukaupauken Falls: 3.7 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Chinook Cascades: 3.9 mi
- Stafford Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sunrise Point: 3.2 mi
- The Palisades: 5.7 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 7.5 mi
- Russell Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 18.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Log Spring: 11.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.8 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 13.1 mi
- Bum Springs: 13.5 mi
- Clover Spring: 18.8 mi
- Fairfax: 21.9 mi
- Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
- Melmont: 23.3 mi
- Lester: 23.8 mi
- Nagrom: 24.4 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 7.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 13.2 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 15.0 mi
- Longmire Museum: 13.2 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 13.2 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 18.4 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 18.0 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 18.4 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 23.6 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
- The Trident: 5.9 mi
- Coffee Cup: 7.1 mi
- Big Cedar: 7.9 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 24.8 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Tamanos Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | W 260° | 4,392 m | 7.7 mi |
| Columbia Crest | W 260° | 4,392 m | 7.8 mi |
| Point Success | WSW 257° | 4,302 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | WSW 256° | 3,863 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Tahoma | WSW 254° | 3,395 m | 5.6 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | W 270° | 2,940 m | 6.3 mi |
| Anvil Rock | WSW 244° | 2,921 m | 6.7 mi |
| Whitman Crest | WSW 249° | 2,841 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| 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, 9 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/348178756
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 5 mi
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