Plummer Peak is a summit

Summit (topography)

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 located in Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...

 in Lewis County

Lewis County, Washington

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, Washington. With an elevation

Elevation

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 of 6370 feet, it is the seventh highest peak in the Tatoosh Range

Tatoosh Range

The Tatoosh Range is a mountain range located in Mount Rainier National Park and the adjacent Tatoosh Wilderness in the state of Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The range runs roughly east–west, beginning with the southeastern Tatoosh Peak and concluding with the...

. It was named for Fred G. Plummer, a Forest Service

United States Forest Service

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 cartographer

Cartography

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 who taught geography in Tacoma Public Schools

Tacoma Public Schools

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Hiking

Hiking

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 to the summit requires a mix of hillwalking

Hillwalking

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 and scrambling

Scrambling

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. The area is also used for skiing

Skiing

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, though avalanche

Avalanche

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s present a danger; in 1988, skier Pamela Benton Lee died after being buried by an avalanche on Plummer Peak.

From the peak, views of Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier

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, the town of Packwood

Packwood, Washington

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, the Goat Rocks

Goat Rocks

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, Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens

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, and Mount Adams

Mount Adams (Washington)

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 are visible. A small tarn

Tarn (lake)

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 is located on the side of the summit. A col

Mountain pass

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 called "The Saddle" creates a walkable ridge

Ridge

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 connecting Plummer Peak to its neighbor, Pinnacle Peak

Pinnacle Peak (Washington)

Pinnacle Peak, is a peak located in Mount Rainier National Park in Lewis County, Washington. It is the second highest peak in the Tatoosh Range....

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