Mount Rainier National Park

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Camp Muir

Only experienced hikers and climbers should attempt this unmarked route. Camp Muir, originally known as Cloud Camp, was named Camp Muir after writer/naturalist summited the mountain. Muir was a member of the climbing party that made the sixth recorded ascent of the in 1888. Camp Muir is one of the primary high camps for summit attempts and is a favorite campsite with climbers.

Pebble Creek 7200ft 2195m

Travel only on maintained trails or on snow. Do not pick flowers. Carry the “10 Essentials” and Leave No Trace of your visit. Pets and bicycles are not allowed on park trails. Do not feed or approach wildlife. Use a topographic map, compass and GPS. Permit required for wilderness camping. Permit and climbing pass required for any travel on glaciers Paradise Inn or above the elevation of high camps (Camps Muir and Schurman). Trailhead

Route Description Round-trip Distance: Difficulty Level: 9 miles (14.5 km) Strenuous

Elevation Gain: Trailhead: The trailhead is located on 4,680 feet (1426 m) the uphill side of the upper parking lot at Paradise. Hiking Time Round-trip: 6 to 8 hours

Along the Route Follow the Skyline Trail 2.3 miles (3.7 km) Warning: White-out conditions and upward to Pebble Creek. Be sure to treat inclement weather can occur suddenly water before drinking from the creek! on the Muir Snowfield at any time. Use Here the trail ends and the Muir Snowfield the information listed on the back for begins. The next 2.2 miles (3.5 km) is an navigating on the snowfield. Be prepared unmarked route involving an ascent of for changing conditions and unexpected 2,900 ft (884 m) up the snowfield. difficulties! 1/18 EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA www.nps.gov/mora 11800 11600 10600 CAMP MUIR 11400 10400

10200 Mount Rainier National Park 11000 Latitude: 46º 50’ 7.58” 00 Longitude: -121º 43’ 57.61” 11200 108 10800 Muir Rock 2900 10000 0900 U.S. Department of the Interior 158º True 10188’ 10600 141.5º Mag 10600 10200 9800 C 10200 338º True o Get Your Bearings 9600 S 321.5º Mag w 10200 n M l o it Mistakes in navigation while traveling to or from Camp Muir 9400 w u z f ir Anvil Rock G during storms and “white-outs” have resulted in lost climbers i 9200 e 9584’ l and hikers and fatalities. To decrease the possibility of this l a d cie happening to your party, this map shows compass bearings to 8800 8600 r MOON ROCKS and from Camp Muir (true and magnetic north) as well as the Beware of open and hidden Latitude:8600 46º 49’ 38.24” 9000 crevasses on the Paradise coordinates (latitude/longitude) of landmarks along the route. Longitude: -121º 43’ 40.55” ! This map will not substitute for a USGS topographic map. and Cowlitz Glaciers! 8600 8

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Proper bearings alone will not ensure a safe trip. Camp Muir i 167º True 8400 s 8600 150.5º Mag q and the Muir Snowfield are nearly surrounded by glaciers: the 8200 Nisqually Glacier to the west, the Cowlitz Glacier to the north u and east, and the Paradise Glacier to the south and east. A a P a 8400 8000 8200 l r minor error in navigation may lead you onto these glaciers l a 8000 y di where there are numerous crevasses and other hazards. Stay 8200 se G 347º True Glacie on course. You may have to correct your direction7800 of travel to 330.5º Mag r 8000 the windward due to strong winds, usually out of the west or l 7800 southwest. a c 7800

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e Always beware of steep cliffs to the east of Camp Muir and 7600 Anvil Rock and to the east of McClure Rock. These cliffs, r Sugarloaf 7400 7789’ obscured by snow and cornices in the winter, have been the sites of mountaineering tragedies. Panorama Point7400 is a SUGAR ROCK Latitude: 46º 48’ 41.26” dangerous avalanche area. 7000 Longitude: -121º 43’ 21.58” 7400 7000 72 00 7200 While traversing the Muir Snowfield, approach 7000rock islands with care because of holes which form around rocks6800 as snow Pebble Creek melts. Crevasses occasionally open up on the snowfield in the McClure Rock 7385’ vicinity of Anvil Rock in late summer and may be hidden by 209º True

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2 0 750 1500 3000 00 Skyline 221º True PANORAMA POINT 204.5º Mag Latitude: 46º 48’ 10.30” 60 0

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6 41º True Contour interval: 200 feet 0 00 24.5º Mag Magnetic declination: 16.5º East 5 MARMOT HILL 8 GPS datum: WGS84 00 Latitude: 46º 47’ 56.51” Longitude: -121º 44’ 4.49”

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6 ALTA VISTA WEST 00 Maintained Trails Latitude: 46º 47’ 29.83” Longitude: -121º 44’ 16.19” 5000

GPS coordinates (latitude/longitude) are provided in 167º True

4600 00 150.5º Mag 347º True 4 degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) and use WGS84 datum. 330.5º Mag 5 GPS units must use correct configuration, including4400 5 4 projection and datum, for results to be accurate. Serious 00 PARADISE 4800 Latitude: 46º 47’ 10.46” errors will occur if GPS units are not configured correctly! Longitude: -121º 44’ 9.74”

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