Camp Muir
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Camp Muir is a high-altitude climbers’ base camp on the slopes of Mount Rainier, commonly used as the primary staging point for summit attempts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp Muir canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-altitude camp
ⓘ
mountaineering base camp ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Muir Snowfield ⓘ |
| accessTrailhead |
Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park
|
| alsoUsedFor | day hikes to high camp ⓘ |
| approximateElevationGainFromParadise | about 4,600 feet ⓘ |
| approximateHikingDistanceFromParadise | about 4.5 miles one way ⓘ |
| climbingGradeContext | intermediate to advanced alpine environment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Pierce County
ⓘ
surface form:
Pierce County, Washington
|
| elevation |
approximately 10,188 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,105 meters ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasFacility |
guide service hut
ⓘ
public shelter ⓘ toilet facilities ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Cowlitz Cleaver
ⓘ
Gibraltar Rock ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Puyallup Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Cowlitz Glacier
Nisqually Glacier ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Rainier National Park
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| locatedOn | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Mount Rainier National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Rainier National Park authorities
|
| namedAfter | John Muir ⓘ |
| onVolcano |
Mount Rainier
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Rainier (stratovolcano)
|
| partOfRoute |
Disappointment Cleaver route
ⓘ
Ingraham Direct route ⓘ |
| primaryUse | overnight stop for summit climbs ⓘ |
| region | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| regulation | camping restricted to designated areas ⓘ |
| requiresParkingPass | Mount Rainier National Park entrance fee ⓘ |
| requiresPermit | Mount Rainier climbing permit (for summit attempts) ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration |
altitude-related illness risk
ⓘ
crevasse hazard nearby ⓘ risk of whiteout conditions ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| terrainType |
glaciated volcanic slope
ⓘ
snowfield ⓘ |
| typicalUseSeason |
late spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| usedBy |
climbers
ⓘ
mountaineers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-altitude acclimatization
ⓘ
staging point for summit attempts on Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| weatherConditions |
often windy
ⓘ
rapidly changing weather ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.