Mount Rainier

Chapter 39

=Hall"s Camp.= See Wigwam Camp.

=Hayden Creek.= A tributary of Meadow Creek in the northwestern corner of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Henrys Hunting Ground.= See Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.

=Hessong Rock.= On the northwest slope overlooking Spray Park. It was named in honor of a photographer who lived at Lake Kapowsin.

=Hidden Lake.= Near White River Park, in the northeastern part of the Park.

=Howard Peak.= In the northwestern corner of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Huckleberry Creek.= Takes its rise in the Sourdough Mountains and flows northward across the boundary of the Park.

=Huckleberry Park.= At the headwaters of Huckleberry Creek in the northeastern part of the Park.

=Independence Ridge.= Extending from Chenuis Mountain to the northern boundary of the Park.

=Indian Bar.= A large gravel bar in Ohanapecosh Park on the eastern slope of the mountain.

=Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.= About 1870, a Cowlitz Indian began hunting mountain goats in that region. Henry Winsor, a pioneer mail carrier, asked his name and got an unp.r.o.nounceable answer. "That"s no name," said Winsor, "your name is Indian Henry." His playful joke stuck. On the map the word "Indian" is omitted, but the United States Geographic Board has voted to restore it. P. B. Van Trump said the Indian"s name was Sotolick.

=Ingraham Glacier.= This beautiful glacier lies between Cathedral Rocks and Little Tahoma on the southeast slope. It was named by Professor I. C. Russell in 1896 in honor of Major E. S. Ingraham of Seattle.

=Inter Glacier.= On the northeast slope. It was named by Major E. S.

Ingraham in 1886 when he attempted but failed to ascend the mountain from the north side. The name was suggested by the glacier being hemmed in by a rim of rocks.

=Ipsut Pa.s.s.= In the northwestern corner of the Park. Flowing from it to the Carbon River is a stream called Ipsut Creek. The word is said to be a form of an Indian word meaning "bear."

=Iron Mountain.= On the southwestern slope of the mountain, overlooking Indian Henrys Hunting Ground. The name describes the ma.s.ses of supposed iron stain. Elevation, 6,200 feet above sea level.

=Jeanette Heights.= On the west-central slope overlooking Edmunds Glacier. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Josephine Creek.= A tributary of Huckleberry Creek, taking its rise in Green Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=June Creek.= Flows across the boundary in the northwestern corner of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Kautz Glacier.= This glacier begins at the foot of Peak Success, the southern summit. It was named in honor of Lieutenant (afterwards General) A. V. Kautz, who attempted an ascent in 1857. The creek flowing from the glacier bears the same name.

=Klapatche Ridge.= Near the west-central boundary of the Park, between the North Puyallup River and St. Andrews Creek. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Knapsack Pa.s.s.= In the northwestern portion of the Park, a pa.s.s between Fay Peak and Mother Mountain from Mist Park to Crater Lake.

=Kotsuck Creek.= Flows across the east-central boundary of the Park.

Origin of name not ascertained.

=Lake Allen.= On the west slope of Mount Wow in the southwestern corner of the Park. To avoid confusion, it was originally named Lake O. D. Allen. The name was given in honor of the veteran botanist, who was at one time a professor at Yale University.

=Lake Eleanor.= Near the northern boundary of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Lake Ethel.= In the north-central portion of the Park, with outlet into the West Fork of White River. The name was suggested by The Mountaineers in 1912 as a compliment to the daughter of Park Ranger Thomas E. O"Farrell.

=Lake George.= On the western slope of Mount Wow in the southwestern corner of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Lake James.= In the north-central portion of the Park, with outlet into Van Horn Creek. The name was suggested by The Mountaineers in 1912 as a compliment to the young son of Thomas E. O"Farrell, Park Ranger.

=Lake Tom.= A small lake near Arthur Peak in the northwestern corner of the Park.

=Landslide.= On the northwest of Slide Mountain, in the northeastern corner of the Park.

=Lee Creek.= A tributary of Crater Creek in the northwestern portion of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Liberty Cap.= The northern peak of the summit of Mount Rainier. It has been claimed that Stevens and Van Trump gave this name at the time of their first ascent in 1870, but Mr. Van Trump says they called it Tahoma Peak. One of the early uses of the present name was by Bailey Willis, who wrote in 1883: "Over the trees near the outlet, just to the right of this pinnacle, a pure white peak towers up into the heavens; it is the northern summit of Mount Tacoma,--the Liberty Cap."

Elevation, 14,112 feet above sea level.

=Liberty Ridge.= To the west of Willis Wall and overlooking the head of Carbon Glacier near the northern summit. The name was adopted in 1914 by the engineers of the United States Geological Survey who made the official map of the Park. It was suggested by John H. Williams, author of the book ent.i.tled "The Mountain That Was G.o.d."

=Little Tahoma Peak.= A towering and rugged peak on the east flank of Mount Rainier. Very few adventuresome climbers have as yet attained its summit. Elevation, 11,117 feet above sea level. The only ascent known was made by Prof. J. B. Flett and H. H. Garretson.

=Lodi Creek.= A tributary of White River, in the north-central portion of the Park. The name is said to have been given by early prospectors for minerals.

=Longmire Springs.= Near the southeastern boundary of the Park. The springs were discovered by the pioneer, James Longmire, who acquired t.i.tle to the property and lived there until his death on September 17, 1897. Members of his family still maintain a resort there. The National Park Inn, a postoffice, Park offices, and other conveniences make Longmire the capital of the Park. Elevation, 2,761 feet above sea level.

=Lost Creek.= Flows across the northeastern boundary of the Park.

=Louise Lake.= In the south-central portion of the Park between Mazama Ridge and Tatoosh Range. Origin of name not ascertained.

=McClure Rock.= On the southeastern slope near Paradise Glacier. It marks the place of the tragic death of Professor Edgar McClure, of the University of Oregon, in 1897, while descending after taking barometric measurements at the summit. Elevation, 7,384 feet above sea level.

=McNealey Peak.= A part of Sourdough Mountains in the northern part of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Madcap Falls.= On the southern slope of the mountain, in the Paradise River between Narada Falls and Carter Falls.

=Maple Falls.= In a creek of the same name, near the southern boundary of the Park. The creek is a tributary of Stevens Creek.

=Marcus Peak.= A part of Sourdough Mountains in the northeastern part of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Margaret Falls.= On the southeast slope, between Cowlitz Park and Cowlitz Glacier. The name was in honor of one of the daughters of E.

S. Hall, former Superintendent of the Park.

=Marie Falls.= On the southeast slope, in the upper waters of Nickel Creek. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Marjorie Lakes.= Near the north-central boundary of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained.

=Marmot Creek.= A tributary of Cataract Creek, draining Seattle Park, in the northwestern portion of the Park. The name is for the whistling marmot, so plentiful in that region.

=Marsh Lakes.= In the southern part of the Park.

=Martha Falls.= On the southeast slope. The falls were named in honor of the wife of the late Elcaine Longmire, by Ben Longmire, the son.

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