Wilson Glacier Falls
Wilson Glacier Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 2,071 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is East Van Trump Park Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 96 m
- Width
- 23 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 13 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panorama Point: 1.0 mi
- McClure Rock: 1.1 mi
- Alta Vista: 1.5 mi
- Anvil Rock: 1.5 mi
- Mildred Point: 1.9 mi
- East Van Trump Park Falls: 0.9 mi
- Nisqually Valley Falls: 1.0 mi
- Golden Gate Falls: 1.3 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 1.4 mi
- Myrtle Falls: 1.6 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 1.8 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 1.8 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 1.9 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 14.3 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.6 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 22.5 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 22.9 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 23.4 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 1.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 5.3 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 7.2 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 23.9 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 5.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 9.9 mi
- Log Spring: 13.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Spring: 23.4 mi
- Longmire Museum: 5.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 5.4 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 14.5 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 20.7 mi
- The Trident: 6.4 mi
- Coffee Cup: 6.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 9.8 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.4 mi
- Caboose: 24.5 mi
- Wheel: 18.9 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 18.9 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 24.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 24.9 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 10.1 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 23.6 mi
- Waterfront: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Wilson Glacier Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | N 349° | 4,392 m | 2.8 mi |
| Columbia Crest | NNW 347° | 4,392 m | 2.9 mi |
| Point Success | NNW 337° | 4,302 m | 2.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | NNW 339° | 4,297 m | 3.7 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | N 1° | 3,863 m | 2.3 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | NW 319° | 3,533 m | 2.8 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | NW 325° | 3,520 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Tahoma | NNE 33° | 3,395 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
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, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1905075052
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 4 mi
- Eatonville · 25 mi
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