Tatoosh Range

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Mountain range in Washington, United States

title: "Tatoosh Range" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-washington-(state)", "mount-rainier-national-park"] description: "Mountain range in Washington, United States" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-washington-state" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatoosh_Range" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain range in Washington, United States ::

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nameTatoosh Range
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photo_captionThe Tatoosh Range from Paradise, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
countryUnited States
subdivision1_typeState
subdivision1Washington
subdivision2_typeRegion
parentCascades
subdivision3_typePart of
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elevation_ft6971
range_coordinates
mapUSA Washington
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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 Moon Mountain and concluding with the western Rainbow Mountain and Eagle Peak. Visitors to Mount Rainier can view the range from the Paradise area, and the range is popular with hikers.

History

While some of the peaks, including the distinctive Unicorn Peak, are named for their appearance, others are named in honor of notable individuals. Lane Peak, for example, honors Franklin Knight Lane, former United States Secretary of the Interior.

Like other ranges, the Tatoosh Range has seen its share of casualties. In 1924, an assistant mountain guide named Paul Moser fell to his death attempting to scale Unicorn Peak by a new route. In 2004, 16-year-old Vasiliy Kozorezov fell and died while hiking off-trail below the Eagle Peak Trail. Unexpected or extreme weather conditions can also cause problems. In 1946, heavy fog caused park employees Donald Carlson and James Pratt to get lost in the range for two days, but as the weather improved, they were able to find their way back.

In 1910, a USGS crew made the first recorded summit of the peaks. In the 1920s and 1930s, farmers regularly let their cattle graze along the Tatoosh Range. In 1937, attempts were made to film the movie Thin Ice on location, but blizzards made it impossible, so the crew and actors Tyrone Power and Sonja Henie returned to California to shoot the movie in a studio, while director Dave Butler and a cameraman stayed behind to collect footage of the Tatoosh Range to use for the background images.

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Peaks

Peaks in the Tatoosh Range include:

Recreation

During the summer, the Tatoosh Range is a popular attraction for hikers. From within Mount Rainier National Park, the range can be accessed from Eagle Peak Trailhead, Pinnacle Peak Trailhead, and Snow Lake Trailhead. and snowshoers.

References

References

  1. Mandrake. [http://www.summitpost.org/tatoosh-range/171176 "Tatoosh Range."] SummitPost.org, 2006. Accessed on July 15, 2011.
  2. The range includes 25 [[Topographic prominence. prominent]] named [[Summit (topography). peaks]]. The peaks average nearly {{convert. 6,420. ft. m. 6,971. ft. m. link. (September 3, 2005 National Park Service. Accessed on July 15, 2011.)
  3. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-lZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-sDAAAAIBAJ&dq=tatoosh%20range&pg=6259%2C3661944 "Building isn't quite paradise."] ''Eugene Register-Guard,'' June 14, 1999. Accessed on July 15, 2011, from Google News Archive.
  4. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/11/06/107031318.pdf "Named in Lane's Memory."] ''The New York Times'' November 5, 1921. Accessed on July 15, 2011, from Google News Archive.
  5. (August 2025)
  6. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rsNXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=efQDAAAAIBAJ&dq=tatoosh%20range&pg=3155%2C3625514 "Mountain Guide Falls to Death."] ''Spokane Daily Chronicle,'' August 23, 1924. Accessed on July 15, 2011, from Google News Archive.
  7. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002090632_dige14m.html "Youth, 16, falls to his death in Mount Rainier park."] ''The Seattle Times,'' November 14, 2004. Accessed on July 15, 2011 from Google News Archive.
  8. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ck0KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8UoDAAAAIBAJ&dq=tatoosh%20range&pg=3019%2C4699857 "Missing Rainier Employes Return."] ''Ellensburg Daily Record,'' August 17, 1946.
  9. Nelson, Jim, and Potterfield, Peter. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bOqnwhua2mQC&dq=%22Plummer+Peak%22&pg=PA29 Climbs in the Cascades: Alpine routes, sport climbs & crag climbs.]'' The Mountaineers Books, 2000. Accessed on July 18, 2011.
  10. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XE1UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vzoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=tatoosh%20range&pg=3512%2C5428322 "Room Improvement Club Prize."] ''The Chehalis Bee-Nugget,'' October 23, 1925. Accessed on July 15, 2011, from Google News Service.
  11. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WYU9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=xDUMAAAAIBAJ&dq=tatoosh%20range&pg=6704%2C223961 "Revival Meetings at Randle."] ''The Chehalis Bee-Nugget,'' July 3, 1931. Accessed on July 15, 2011, from Google News Service.
  12. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R9YrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H5cFAAAAIBAJ&dq=tatoosh%20range&pg=2403%2C3927071 "Mountain Won't Be Movie Actor; Company Leaves."] ''Ellensburg Daily Record,'' April 9, 1937. Accessed on July 16, 2011, from Google News Archive.
  13. Sykes, Karen. [http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Hike-Of-The-Week-A-peaceful-path-to-a-lofty-perch-1161497.php#page-1 "Hike Of The Week: A peaceful path to a lofty perch."] ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer,'' December 8, 2004. Accessed on July 15, 2011, from Google News Archive.

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