Sourdough Ridge -Mt Rainier National Park, USA

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USA Sourdough Ridge -Mt Rainier National Park

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If you're in the Seattle, WA area and want to shoot the Milky Way, the Sunrise visitor center at Mt. Rainier offers you a really nice option for getting away from light pollution to do so.

Photography Tips

Arrive an hour before sundown to allow yourself time to find the spot along the trail that works with you. The night I went here, 30 other photographers spent the night with me, so this is a popular location. With that said, there is ample room for everyone here.

Travel Information

Sunrise is roughly a hour and a half SE of Seattle. The road to Sunrise is only open in the summer months (usually July -September), and you will want to plan your shot using an application like Photopills to plan for moonset, etc.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor A decent amount of people

Best Timing Sunrise during summer

Sunrise & Sunset 06:13 - 19:58 | current local time: 01:27

Photo Themes milky way

Locations sunrise Mt. Rainier

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R4HAND 06.08.2017

Just as an FYI.. The trail of lights you see on the mountain are hikers attempting to make it to the top, where they have to start their return trip back down no later than 7am due to melting ice during the daylight hours.