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46.75550°N / 121.7792°W |
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5958 ft / 1816 m |
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Eagle Peak sits at the western end of the Tatoosh Range within Mt. Rainier National Park. It's the first really big cliffy mountain on the right as you drive in from the Nisqually Entrance. There is a trail that goes most of the way to the top but the final ridge requires a bit of scrambling and off-trail travel. Beckey describes it with "it presents a cliffy facade on the N but is not steep elsewhere." With his usual understatement, the trail is nice up the southwestern side, but at 3200 feet in 3.6 miles, it's a decent little hike.
This one can be combined with it's neighbor to the southeast, Chutla Peak as there is a waytrail that heads over to Chutla a bit below the saddle, part of the Tatoosh Traverse
Eagle (along with all the other Tatoosh Range peaks) provides exceptional views of Rainier and other Tatoosh Range mountains. The hike to the saddle is somewhat popular but if you aren't specifically heading to the summit of Eagle Peak, you may not see the way. Beckey's book was right on (albeit brief) regarding the path to take.