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Mount Rainier National Park: Shriner Peak Lookout

This 8.2-mile out-and-back is rarely hiked. If your legs can take a stiff, 3,434-foot climb, the payoff is best-in-show vistas of Rainier and its neighbors.

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SPL01

Dist: 4.14 mi	Points: 290	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Shriner Peak Lookout Track

Points of Interest

SPL001

Location: 46.802650°, -121.555237°
Begin long climb under old-growth Douglas fi rs and hemlocks. Note: Bring stiff boots, sun hat, plenty of agua

SPL002

Location: 46.798805°, -121.535873°
Overlook S across water-sculpted gash of Panther Creek Valley; lupine and avalanche lilies add color to old burn area

SPL003

Location: 46.800247°, -121.531166°
Switchback on slopes of bear grass and paintbrush

SPL004

Location: 46.800365°, -121.539345°
Continue steep grind

SPL005

Location: 46.802200°, -121.540024°
After a 2,000-foot climb, trail crests ridge with big views across Ohanapecosh River to icecapped Mt. Rainier. Rest on outcrop, then continue NE

SPL006

Location: 46.805737°, -121.535973°
Zigzag past rock gardens and scurrying marmots

SPL007

Location: 46.806404°, -121.533066°
This long ridge is full of reds, blues, and yellows. In season, take photos of wildfl owers, huckleberries, or fall colors

SPL008

Location: 46.807541°, -121.530518°
Trail reenters forest; enjoy shade before sun-baked stretch ahead

SPL009

Location: 46.810192°, -121.530960°
Cliffside meadow dotted with stunted alpine fi r; footing gets rocky, tricky. Blue grouse, warblers, elk frequent this ridge

SPL010

Location: 46.813572°, -121.530502°
Shriner's grassy 5,834 ft. pinnacle. Old, 2-story tower offers vistas of Mt. Adams, the Goat Rocks, and Mt. St. Helens. Camp nearby (with permit) for a sunrise glow on Rainier.