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Tolmie Peak

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418: 29: 216:, Tolmie made the first recorded exploration of the Mount Rainier area. Unable to summit Rainier itself, Tolmie and two Indian guides, Lachalet and Nuckalkat, summited one of the snowy peaks near the 76: 493: 459: 488: 483: 284: 229: 452: 478: 275: 377: 344: 317: 445: 280: 150: 69: 183: 116: 425: 120: 201:. Just south of Tolmie Peak, in a basin carved by glaciers, lies Eunice Lake. To the northwest is Howard Peak. 270: 309: 209: 175: 124: 51: 220:
headwaters. Although Tolmie Peak is named for this event, it is not known exactly which peak was climbed.
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Streams that drain the slopes of Tolmie Peak, including Tolmie Creek and Ranger Creek, join the
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Puget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound
433: 368:. Seattle: University of Washington Press. pp.  178:. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of 144: 130: 112: 107: 68: 58: 43: 38: 21: 361: 453: 16:Mountain in Washington (state), United States 8: 460: 446: 18: 494:Pierce County, Washington geography stubs 339:. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 125. 162:is a 5,920+ -foot (1,800+ m) peak in the 306:, Vol. 1, Columbia River to Stevens Pass 285:United States Department of the Interior 241: 489:Mountains of Pierce County, Washington 7: 414: 412: 247: 245: 276:Geographic Names Information System 432:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 212:and stationed at the newly built 416: 33:View along ridgeline from summit 27: 484:Mountains of Washington (state) 281:United States Geological Survey 208:. In August 1833, employed by 1: 428:state location article is a 479:Mount Rainier National Park 184:Mount Rainier National Park 182:, in the northwest part of 117:Mount Rainier National Park 510: 411: 92:46.9581611°N 121.8773262°W 426:Pierce County, Washington 333:Majors, Harry M. (1975). 253:"Tolmie Peak, Washington" 204:Tolmie Peak is named for 26: 97:46.9581611; -121.8773262 64:760 ft (230 m) 360:Morgan, Murray (1979). 193:, which flows into the 206:William Fraser Tolmie 336:Exploring Washington 304:Cascade Alpine Guide 210:Hudson's Bay Company 49:5,920+ ft (1,800+ m) 88: /  310:Mountaineers Books 52: NGVD 29 39:Highest point 441: 440: 157: 156: 54: 501: 462: 455: 448: 420: 413: 405: 384: 383: 367: 357: 351: 350: 330: 324: 323: 308:(3rd ed.). 295: 289: 288: 267: 261: 260: 249: 134: 125:Washington, U.S. 103: 102: 100: 99: 98: 93: 89: 86: 85: 84: 81: 50: 31: 19: 509: 508: 504: 503: 502: 500: 499: 498: 469: 468: 467: 466: 409: 396: 393: 388: 387: 380: 359: 358: 354: 347: 332: 331: 327: 320: 312:. p. 133. 299:Beckey, Fred W. 297: 296: 292: 269: 268: 264: 251: 250: 243: 238: 226: 132: 96: 94: 90: 87: 82: 79: 77: 75: 74: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 507: 505: 497: 496: 491: 486: 481: 471: 470: 465: 464: 457: 450: 442: 439: 438: 421: 407: 406: 402:SummitPost.org 392: 391:External links 389: 386: 385: 378: 352: 345: 325: 318: 290: 262: 257:Peakbagger.com 240: 239: 237: 234: 233: 232: 225: 222: 214:Fort Nisqually 195:Puyallup River 155: 154: 148: 142: 141: 136: 128: 127: 114: 110: 109: 105: 104: 72: 66: 65: 62: 56: 55: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 506: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 476: 474: 463: 458: 456: 451: 449: 444: 443: 437: 435: 431: 427: 422: 419: 415: 410: 403: 399: 398:"Tolmie Peak" 395: 394: 390: 381: 379:0-295-95842-1 375: 371: 366: 365: 356: 353: 348: 346:9780918664006 342: 338: 337: 329: 326: 321: 319:0-89886-577-8 315: 311: 307: 305: 300: 294: 291: 286: 282: 278: 277: 272: 271:"Tolmie Peak" 266: 263: 258: 254: 248: 246: 242: 235: 231: 228: 227: 223: 221: 219: 215: 211: 207: 202: 200: 196: 192: 187: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 168:Cascade Range 165: 164:Mount Rainier 161: 152: 149: 147: 143: 140: 139:Cascade Range 137: 135: 129: 126: 122: 121:Pierce County 118: 115: 111: 106: 101: 73: 71: 67: 63: 61: 57: 53: 48: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 434:expanding it 423: 408: 401: 363: 355: 335: 328: 302: 293: 274: 265: 256: 218:Mowich River 203: 191:Carbon River 188: 166:area of the 159: 158: 153:Golden Lakes 133:Parent range 230:Eunice Lake 199:Puget Sound 180:Mowich Lake 160:Tolmie Peak 95: / 83:121°52′38″W 70:Coordinates 22:Tolmie Peak 473:Categories 236:References 176:Washington 172:U.S. state 80:46°57′29″N 60:Prominence 170:, in the 108:Geography 45:Elevation 301:(2000). 224:See also 146:Topo map 113:Location 376:  343:  316:  424:This 370:30–36 430:stub 374:ISBN 341:ISBN 314:ISBN 197:and 151:USGS 174:of 475:: 400:. 372:. 283:, 279:. 273:. 255:. 244:^ 186:. 123:, 119:, 461:e 454:t 447:v 436:. 404:. 382:. 349:. 322:. 287:. 259:.

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Elevation
 NGVD 29
Prominence
Coordinates
46°57′29″N 121°52′38″W / 46.9581611°N 121.8773262°W / 46.9581611; -121.8773262
Mount Rainier National Park
Pierce County
Washington, U.S.
Parent range
Cascade Range
Topo map
USGS
Mount Rainier
Cascade Range
U.S. state
Washington
Mowich Lake
Mount Rainier National Park
Carbon River
Puyallup River
Puget Sound
William Fraser Tolmie
Hudson's Bay Company
Fort Nisqually
Mowich River
Eunice Lake


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