Little Tahoma Peak
| Little Tahoma Peak | |
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| File:Mt Rainier-Little Tahoma Peak.jpg
View of Little Tahoma Peak from Ingraham Glacier
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cascades |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Rainier East |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Less than 500,000 years |
| Mountain type | Andesitic remnant |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1894 by JB Flett and Henry H. Garrison [3] |
| Easiest route | Rock & Ice climb |
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 (97 km) away.
Little Tahoma Peak is a volcanic remnant. It was once part of the larger structure of Mount Rainier but parts eroded away. The rock is quite unstable and in 1963 a large avalanche originating below it covered the lower section of Emmons Glacier with rock debris. The Fryingpan Glacier and Whitman Glacier are located just to the east of the peak.
Little Tahoma Peak can most easily be accessed from Summerland, an alpine meadow area in Mount Rainier National Park. The first recorded ascent was on August 29, 1894 by JB Flett and Henry H. Garrison who climbed from Summerland using the east shoulder.[3]
If considered on its own, Little Tahoma would be the third-highest peak in Washington.
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Little Tahoma from Summerland
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Little Tahoma Peak and Fryingpan Glacier from the northeast
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