XIX. PLACE NAMES AND ELEVATIONS IN 

 MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK 



PLACE names within a region like the Mount Rainier National 

 Park are produced by three causes : The first and most impor- 

 tant is the actual need of such names by those who work within 

 the Park and by those who report upon or write about it. The 

 second is the natural desire to honor those individuals whose 

 achievements are worthy of commemoration. The third 

 cause is found in the vanity of visitors. This is sometimes 

 manifested in the harmless and often helpful desire just to be 

 the one to name something, but usually it takes the form of a 

 desire of visitors to write the names of themselves or their 

 friends upon the map. 



The ranger who discovers from a look-out peak a distant fire 

 near some unnamed lake or cliff hastens to a telephone, but 

 finds his work of sending fire fighters to the place of danger 

 much more difficult than if he could use some definite place 

 name. Trail builders and patrols continually find a similar 

 need for names. For their own use they proceed to invent 

 names which often stick. The Mountaineers in 1915 found 

 that a trail builder had supplied such a need by giving a beauti- 

 ful waterfall near his trail the name of his favorite brand of 

 canned peaches. More care of such matters is now being exer- 

 cised by those interested working through the United States 

 Geographic Board. 



The elevations given are taken from the official map and other 

 Government publications. In time all important heights will 

 be definitely determined and marked. 



It is hoped that this compilation of the names may be improved 

 from year to year. Further facts about any of the names 

 would be welcomed by the editor of this work. 



Ada Creek. A tributary of Huckleberry Creek near the north- 

 ern boundary of the Park. Origin of name not ascertained. 



Adelaide Lake. Near the north-central boundary of the Park. 

 Origin of name not ascertained. 



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