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Lane Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [4] Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( orographic lift ), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or ...
Shriner Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [4] Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( orographic lift ), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain ...
It is located south of Mount Rainier, within Mount Rainier National Park, and immediately east of Longmire. Eagle Peak was originally known as Simlayshe, a Native American word meaning eagle. George Longmire anglicized the name to Eagle Peak. [3] The four-mile Eagle Peak Trail leads to views of Mount Rainier. The summit of Eagle Peak requires ...
Pyramid Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [4] Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range ( orographic lift ), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain ...
Tamanos Mountain is a 6,790-foot (2,070 m) summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. [3] It is part of the Cascade Range.Tamanos Mountain is situated west of Governors Ridge and northeast of the Cowlitz Chimneys, all of which can be seen from the Sunrise Historic District.
Dege Peak is a 7,006-foot (2,135 m) summit located in Pierce County of Washington state. [3] It is part of the Sourdough Mountains in Mount Rainier National Park.It was named in 1932 for James Henry Dege (born 1868), a prominent Tacoma businessman and Captain of the First Regiment National Guard of Washington. [4]
Barrier Peak [3] is a small 6,521-foot (1,988-metre) summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated west of Cayuse Pass, 0.53 mile west-northwest of Buell Peak, and 0.4 mile south-southwest of Governors Ridge, which is its nearest higher peak. [1]
It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 5 mi (8.0 km) due north of the summit of Mount Rainier. The Wonderland Trail provides an approach to this mountain, and the summit offers views of Old Desolate and the Winthrop and Carbon glaciers on Mount Rainier. Old Desolate is its nearest higher neighbor, 1.16 mi (1.87 km) to the southeast. [1]