Little Tahoma Peak

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Little Tahoma Peak

| photo = Mt Rainier-Little Tahoma Peak.jpg

| photo_caption = View of Little Tahoma Peak from Ingraham Glacier

| elevation_ft = 11138

| elevation_ref =

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| name = Little Tahoma, Washington

| accessdate = 2008-11-25 }}

| prominence_ft = 818

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| location = Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, U.S.

| range = Cascades

| coordinates = {{coord|46.8495529|N|121.7123171|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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{{cite gnis

| id = 1533577

| name = Little Tahoma Peak

| accessdate = 2008-11-25 }}

| topo = USGS Mount Rainier East

| type = Andesitic stratovolcanic remnant

| age = Less than 500,000 years

| volcanic_arc = Cascade Volcanic Arc

| first_ascent = 1894 by JB Flett and Henry H. Garrison

| easiest_route = Rock & Ice climb

}}

Little Tahoma Peak, also called Little Tahoma, is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington and in Mount Rainier National Park. It is quite noticeable from Seattle over {{convert|60|mi|0}} away.

Little Tahoma Peak is a volcanic remnant. It was part of a larger Mount Rainier which has eroded. The rock is quite unstable and in 1963 a large avalanche originating below it covered the lower section of Emmons Glacier with rock debris. The Fryingpan Glacier and Whitman Glacier are located just to the east of the peak.

Little Tahoma Peak can most easily be accessed from Summerland, an alpine meadow area in Mount Rainier National Park. The first recorded ascent was on August 29, 1894, by JB Flett and Henry H. Garrison who climbed from Summerland using the east shoulder.{{cite book |last=Beckey |first=Fred W. |authorlink= Fred Beckey |title=Cascade Alpine Guide: climbing and high routes, Vol. 1, Columbia River to Stevens Pass |edition=3rd |year=2000 |publisher=Mountaineers Books |isbn=978-0-89886-577-6 |page=126}}

If considered on its own, Little Tahoma would be the third-highest peak in Washington.

Climate

The summit of Little Tahoma has a Tundra climate, with severely cold winters and cool summers.

{{Weather box

|location = Little Tahoma Peak 46.8496 N, 121.7103 W, Elevation: {{cvt|10007|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

|single line = y

|Jan high F = 22.0

|Feb high F = 21.4

|Mar high F = 22.2

|Apr high F = 26.2

|May high F = 34.9

|Jun high F = 41.2

|Jul high F = 51.5

|Aug high F = 52.1

|Sep high F = 47.1

|Oct high F = 36.8

|Nov high F = 25.1

|Dec high F = 20.6

|Jan mean F = 16.7

|Feb mean F = 14.7

|Mar mean F = 14.5

|Apr mean F = 17.3

|May mean F = 24.9

|Jun mean F = 30.6

|Jul mean F = 39.5

|Aug mean F = 40.0

|Sep mean F = 35.8

|Oct mean F = 27.6

|Nov mean F = 19.3

|Dec mean F = 15.6

|Jan low F = 11.4

|Feb low F = 8.1

|Mar low F = 6.7

|Apr low F = 8.4

|May low F = 14.9

|Jun low F = 19.9

|Jul low F = 27.5

|Aug low F = 28.0

|Sep low F = 24.6

|Oct low F = 18.5

|Nov low F = 13.6

|Dec low F = 10.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 21.08

|Feb precipitation inch = 18.16

|Mar precipitation inch = 16.32

|Apr precipitation inch = 11.00

|May precipitation inch = 6.27

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.76

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.70

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.92

|Sep precipitation inch = 4.81

|Oct precipitation inch = 11.15

|Nov precipitation inch = 19.11

|Dec precipitation inch = 20.00

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web

|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}

}}

References

External links

{{Commons and category inline|Little Tahoma}}

Category:Mountains of Pierce County, Washington

Category:Mount Rainier

Category:Stratovolcanoes of Washington

Category:Cascade Volcanoes