MOUNT RAINIER
Guidebook
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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Arno B. Cammerer, Director

CONTENTS

Cover (Mount Rainier)

"The Mountain"
Flowers and Forests
Mount Rainier Summit Climb
Winter Sports
Administration
Naturalist Services
Guide Services
Fishing
Roads and Trails
Approach Highways to Park
Motor Coach Service to Park
Railroad, Bus, and Airplane Services
Free Public Campgrounds
Hotel and Cabin Facilities
Post Office—Telephone—Telegraph
Tables of Distances
Principal Points of Interest

A pictorial leaflet depicting park features may be obtained free at Longmire Museum and Administration Building, Paradise Valley Ranger Station and Community Building, Yakima Park Blockhouse, and Ohanapecosh and Carbon River Entrances.


Historic Events

1792Capt. George Vancouver, of the Royal British Navy, first white man to record sight of "The Mountain," named it Mount Rainier in honor of his friend, Admiral Peter Rainier.
1833Dr. William Fraser Tomlie entered northwest corner of what is now the park. First white man to penetrate this region.
1857Lt. A. V. Kautz and four companions made first attempt to scale Mount Rainier but did not reach summit.
1870Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump made the first successful ascent via Gibraltar route.
1890The first woman, Fay Fuller, reached the summit of Mount Rainier.
1899Mount Rainier National Park established by act of Congress.
1912President Taft visited the park.
1913United States Geological Survey established the elevation of Mount Rainier as 14,408 feet above sea level.

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