Plummer Peak

{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}}

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| name = Plummer Peak

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| photo = Plummer Peak, Washington.jpg

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| photo_caption = Plummer Peak

| elevation = {{convert|6374|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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| prominence = {{convert|410|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| prominence_ref = [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2323 "Plummer Peak."] Peakbagger.com. Accessed on July 18, 2011.

| range = Cascades, Tatoosh Range

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

| map = USA Washington

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| topo = USGS Mount Rainier East

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Plummer Peak is a summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Lewis County, Washington. With an elevation of {{convert|6374|ft|m}} it is the seventh highest peak in the Tatoosh Range. It was named for Fred G. Plummer, a Forest Service cartographer who taught geography in Tacoma Public Schools.{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908004859/http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/10/08/v-lite/174140/origins-of-landmark-names.html|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/10/08/v-lite/174140/origins-of-landmark-names.html|archivedate=2012-09-08|title=Origins of Landmark Names|publisher=Tacoma News Tribune|accessdate=2011-07-18}}

{{cite book|last=Reese|first=Gary Fuller|title=Origins of Pierce County Place Names|publisher=R&M Press|year=1989}}

Hiking to the summit requires a mix of hillwalking and scrambling.{{cite peakware|id=3029|name=Plummer Peak|accessdate=2011-07-18}} The area is also used for skiing,{{cite book|last1=Nelson|first1=Jim|last2=Potterfield|first2=Peter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bOqnwhua2mQC&q=%22Plummer+Peak%22&pg=PA29|title=Climbs in the Cascades: Alpine routes, sport climbs & crag climbs|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|year=2000|isbn=9781594853890|accessdate=2011-07-18}} though avalanches present a danger; in 1988, skier Pamela Benton Lee died after being buried by an avalanche on Plummer Peak.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xM5PAAAAIBAJ&dq=plummer-peak&pg=2340%2C5534879|title=Searchers Find Body of Buried Skier|publisher=Ocala Star-Banner|date=1988-03-08|accessdate=2011-07-18}}

From the peak, views of Mount Rainier, the town of Packwood, the Goat Rocks, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams are visible.{{cite web|url=http://www.visitrainier.com/pg/hike/7/Pinnacle%20Saddle%20/%20Plummer%20Peak|title=Pinnacle Saddle / Plummer Peak|work=Visit Rainier|accessdate=2011-07-18}} A small tarn is located on the side of the summit. A col called "The Saddle" creates a walkable ridge connecting Plummer Peak to its neighbor, Pinnacle Peak.{{cite news|last=Sykes|first=Karen|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Hike-Of-The-Week-Here-s-one-trek-suitable-for-1150860.php|work=Hike Of The Week|title=Here's one trek suitable for those hot days|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=2004-08-04|accessdate=2011-07-19}}