Tamanos Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park

Name: Tamanos Mountain
Address: Mount Rainier National Park, United States

#20 among attractions in Mount Rainier National Park

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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. 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. The name tamanos derives from Chinook Jargon and has the meaning of guardian spirit. The normal climbing access is from the Owyhigh Lakes Trail, and from the lakes scramble up the south slope to the summit. ()

Coordinates: 46°52'19"N, 121°35'51"W

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Mount Rainier National Park United States

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Tamanos Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wonderland Trail, Tipsoo Lake, Dege Peak, Deadwood Peak.

2.9 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
75 min walk • 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.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tipsoo Lake, Mount Rainier National Park
97 min walk • Tipsoo Lake, at an elevation of 5,298 feet above sea level, is an alpine lake within the Northern Cascade Range near the summit of Chinook Pass in Pierce County, Washington.
3.3 miN
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Dege Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
84 min walk • Dege Peak is a 7,006-foot summit located in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Sourdough Mountains in Mount Rainier National Park.
3.8 miE
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Deadwood Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
96 min walk • Deadwood Peak is a 6,280-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also situated on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state.
6.8 miNE
Mountain with a range of ski trails
Crystal Mountain, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
175 min walk • Crystal Mountain is a mountain and alpine ski area in the northwestern United States, located in the Cascade Range of Washington, southeast of Seattle.
3.5 miE
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Yakima Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
90 min walk • Yakima Peak is a 6,226-ft summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state.
2.1 miSE
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Buell Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
55 min walk • Buell Peak is a small 5,756 ft summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range and is situated 1.5 miles southwest of Cayuse Pass and 0.53 mile east-southeast of Barrier Peak, which is its nearest higher peak.
1.7 miS
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Cowlitz Chimneys, Mount Rainier National Park
44 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.
1.8 miSW
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Banshee Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
46 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.
1.2 miSE
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Governors Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park
32 min walk • Governors Ridge is 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 and 1.09 mile east of Tamanos Mountain, which is its nearest higher peak.
2.5 miW
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Goat Island Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
65 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.