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Mount Rainier National Park/Washington

Independence Ridge

0.5 mi

Distance

62 ft

Elev. Gain

13m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Independence Ridge unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,712 ft
Max:1,735 ft
Gain:24 ft
Loss:20 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,712 ft and 1,735 ft across 0.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,712 ft1,720 ft1,728 ft1,735 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,732 ft
End0.5 mi1,735 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Greenwater, WA · about 13 mi away
County:
Pierce County, WA
Jurisdiction:
Mount Rainier National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:360-569-2211
  • Address:55210 238th Avenue East · Ashford, WA · 98304
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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