Can you obtain $\pi$ using elements of $\mathbb{N}$, and finite number of basic arithmetic operations + exponentiation?

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Is it possible to obtain $\pi$ from finite amount of operations $\{+,-,\cdot,\div,\wedge\}$ on $\mathbb{N}$ (or $\mathbb{Q}$, the answer will still be the same)? Note that the set of all real numbers obtainable this way contains numbers that are not algebraic (for example $2^{2^{1/2}}$ is transcendental).

Bonus: If it happens that the answer is no, is it a solution to some equation generated that way (those $5$ operations performed finitely many times on elements on $\mathbb{N}$) ?