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.

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Camp Muir canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude camp
mountaineering base camp
accessedVia Muir Snowfield
accessTrailhead 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
county Pierce County, Washington
linked to: Pierce County
elevation approximately 10,188 feet
approximately 3,105 meters
governingBody U.S. National Park Service
hasFacility guide service hut
public shelter
toilet facilities
hasNearbyFeature Cowlitz Cleaver
Gibraltar Rock
hasViewOf Cowlitz Glacier
linked to: Puyallup Glacier

Nisqually Glacier
locatedIn Mount Rainier National Park
United States
Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
locatedOn Mount Rainier
managedBy Mount Rainier National Park authorities
namedAfter John Muir
onVolcano Mount Rainier (stratovolcano)
linked to: Mount Rainier
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

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