Topo map USGS Golden Lakes Prominence 232 m Parent range Cascade Range | Elevation 1,811 m Mountain range Cascade Range | |
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Location Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, U.S. Similar Mount Rainier, Little Tahoma Peak, Plummer Peak, Mount Adams, Pinnacle Peak | ||
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Tolmie Peak is a 5,920+-foot (1,800+m) peak in the Mount Rainier area of the Cascade Range, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Mowich Lake, in the northwest part of Mount Rainier National Park.
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Map of Tolmie Peak, Washington 98304, USA
Streams that drain the slopes of Tolmie Peak, including Tolmie Creek and Ranger Creek, join the Carbon River, which flows into the Puyallup River and Puget Sound. Just south of Tolmie Peak, in a basin carved by glaciers, lies Eunice Lake. To the northwest is Howard Peak.
Tolmie Peak is named for William Fraser Tolmie. In August 1833, employed by Hudson's Bay Company and stationed at the newly built Fort Nisqually, Tolmie made the first recorded exploration of the Mount Rainier area. Unable to summit Rainier itself, Tolmie and two Indian guides, Lachalet and Nuckalkat, summited one of the snowy peaks near the Mowich River headwaters. Although Tolmie Peak is named for this event, it is not known exactly which peak was climbed.