PLACE NAMES AND ELEVATIONS 



Tolmie Peak. In the northwestern corner of the Park. It is 

 named in honor of Dr. William Fraser Tolmie, the Hudson's Bay 

 Company surgeon, who was the first white man to approach the 

 mountain. It was in 1833 that he climbed this peak. In 1883, 

 Bailey Willis wrote : " The point remained unvisited for fifty 

 years ; last summer I was able to identify it and named it Tolmie 

 Peak." A near-by stream is called Tolmie Creek. Elevation of 

 the peak, 5,939 feet above sea level. 



Trixie Falls. On the southeastern slope, in Cowlitz Park. 

 The name was suggested by Superintendent Ethan Allen in honor 

 of one of the daughters of former Superintendent E. S. Hall. 



Tumtum Peak. In the southwestern corner of the Park, visible 

 to all on the road to and from Longmire. The name is from the 

 Chinook jargon, meaning " heart," and was suggested by the form 

 of the mountain. Elevation, 4,678 feet above sea level. 



Twin Falls. On the southeastern slope of the mountain, in the 

 lower part of Cowlitz Park. 



Tyee Peak. A part of Chenuis Mountain in the northwestern 

 portion of the Park. The name is from the Chinook jargon, mean- 

 ing " chief." Elevation, 6,030 feet above sea level. 



Unicorn Peak. Where the Tatoosh Range approaches the 

 south-central boundary of the Park, this peak rises to a height of 

 6,939 f eet< O R its western flank is an ice field called Unicorn 

 Glacier. 



Van Horn Creek. On the northern slope, toward the boundary 

 of the Park. The name was suggested by Thomas E. O'Farrell, 

 Park Ranger, in honor of Rev. F. J. Van Horn, one of The Moun- 

 taineers' party of 1909. The beautiful falls in the creek received 

 the same name. Elevation of the falls, about 4,400 feet above sea 

 level. 



Van Trump Glacier. On the southern slope. It is named in 

 honor of P. B. Van Trump who, with General Hazard Stevens, 

 made the first ascent of the mountain in 1870. The creek flowing 

 from the glacier has the same name, and the flower-strewn region 

 above the creek is called Van Trump Park. Elevation of the park, 

 about 5,500 feet above sea level. 



Vernal Park. In the north-central portion of the Park, just 

 south of Sluiskin Mountain. 



Virginia Peak. Near the northwestern boundary of the Park. 

 Origin of name not ascertained. Elevation, 4,934 feet above sea 

 level. 



Wahpenayo Peak. Between the Tatoosh Range and the south- 

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

 Elevation, 6,234 feet above sea level. 



Wallace Peak. A portion of Chenuis Mountain near the 



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