Mount Rainier National Park: Tolmie Peak

TOL01

Dist: 3.05 mi	Points: 571	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

TOL001

Location: 46.932941°, -121.864098°
Head N on the Wonderland Trail around L shore of Mowich Lake

TOL002

Location: 46.934349°, -121.865997°
Veer R to flank the alpine water; muddy shores are crowded with alpine firs and plentiful huckleberry bushes

TOL003

Location: 46.940937°, -121.864563°
Ascend timbered ridge as the trail veers L from lake into foggy forests

TOL004

Location: 46.950359°, -121.867996°
Ipsut Pass: Turn L @ Y onto Tolmie Peak Trail

TOL005

Location: 46.951241°, -121.872200°
Dramatic chalky white cliffs rise 100 ft. On rainy days, the walls are streaked with waterfalls

TOL006

Location: 46.952141°, -121.876602°
Turn L, follow drumming sound to gully stream bathed in blooms; upstream, a lovely cascade pours off the canyon lip from Eunice Lake

TOL007

Location: 46.952648°, -121.876999°
Tip: The upturned branches of mountain hemlocks offer little rain protection. Best to rest under silver and noble firs, or Western white pines

TOL008

Location: 46.954159°, -121.875702°
Turn L @ Y; igneous columns crumble below Tolmie Peak

TOL009

Location: 46.954700°, -121.876297°
Circle S side of Lake Eunice; Rainier profile reflects in glassy waters. Climb arduous switchbacks

TOL010

Location: 46.957600°, -121.880898°
Tolmie Peak (5,939 ft.): On sunny days, bask in 360° views to Mts. St. Helens and Rainier; backtrack to car