Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park

Name: Wonderland Trail
Address: Mount Rainier National Park, United States

#3 among attractions in Mount Rainier National Park

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Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park

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The Wonderland Trail is an approximately 93-mile hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, United States. The trail goes over many ridges of Mount Rainier for a cumulative 22,000 feet of elevation gain. The trail was built in 1915. In 1981, it was designated a National Recreation Trail. An estimated 200 to 250 people a year complete the entire trail with several thousand others doing shorter sections of it. The average time taken to complete the entire trip is 10 to 14 days. ()

Alternative names: Length: 93 miMaximum elevation: 6750 ftMinimal elevation: 2320 ftCoordinates: 46°52'8"N, 121°39'32"W

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Wonderland Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Fremont, Tamanos Mountain, Ingraham Glacier, Cowlitz Chimneys.

3.8 miN
Mountain
Mount Fremont, Mount Rainier National Park
97 min walk • Mount Fremont is a 7,214-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. Mount Fremont is a minor peak at the southwest corner of the Sourdough Mountains which are a subset of the Cascade Range.
2.9 miE
Mountain
Tamanos Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
75 min walk • Tamanos Mountain is a 6,790-foot summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range.
3.4 miSW
Natural feature
Ingraham Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
87 min walk • Ingraham Glacier is on the south-eastern flank of Mount Rainier, in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is named for the Mount Rainier enthusiast Edward Sturgis Ingraham.
2.7 miSE
Mountain
Cowlitz Chimneys, Mount Rainier National Park
70 min walk • Cowlitz Chimneys are a group of four rhyolite towers located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. As part of the Cascade Range, the Cowlitz Chimneys are situated southwest of Tamanos Mountain and east of Banshee Peak, all of which are visible from the Sunrise Historic District.
2.2 miSE
Mountain
Banshee Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
56 min walk • Banshee Peak is a 7,400+ ft summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. As part of the Cascade Range, Banshee Peak is situated west of the Cowlitz Chimneys and east of Panhandle Gap, with the Sarvant Glacier set below its north cliff.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Burroughs Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
88 min walk • Burroughs Mountain is located on the northeast slope of Mount Rainier above Glacier Basin. It was named for John Burroughs, the naturalist, who visited the mountain several times. The mountain was first called John Burroughs Mountain. Burroughs was born near Roxbury, New York, in April 1837, and died in 1931.
2.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Emmons Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
66 min walk • Emmons Glacier is on the northeast flank of Mount Rainier, in Washington. At 4.3 sq mi, it has the largest surface area of any glacier in the contiguous United States.
1.2 miNE
Mountain
Goat Island Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
31 min walk • Goat Island Mountain is a 7,288 feet ridge-like mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 5.76 mi east-northeast of the summit of Mount Rainier.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Tahoma Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
73 min walk • Little Tahoma Peak, also called Little Tahoma, is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington and in Mount Rainier National Park. It is quite noticeable from Seattle over 60 miles away. Little Tahoma Peak is a volcanic remnant. It was part of a larger Mount Rainier which has eroded.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Whitman Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
63 min walk • The Whitman Glacier is a medium-sized glacier on the eastern flank of Little Tahoma Peak, a sub-peak of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named for the missionary Marcus Whitman, it covers 0.9 square miles and contains 4.4 billion ft³ of ice.
1.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Fryingpan Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
42 min walk • Fryingpan Glacier is on the eastern face of the 11,138-foot Little Tahoma Peak, just to the east of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington.