PLACE NAMES AND ELEVATIONS 



glacier is known as Williwakas Creek. Origin of name not ascer- 

 tained. 



Wilson Glacier. On the southern slope, above Nisqually 

 Glacier. It was named in honor of A. D. Wilson, who, with 

 S. F. Emmons, made the second ascent of the mountain in 1870. 



Windy Gap. In the northern portion of the Park, between the 

 ridges of Chenuis and Crescent Mountains. 



Winthrop Glacier. On the northern slope, where its head joins 

 that of Emmons Glacier. It is named in honor of Theodore 

 Winthrop, who passed close by the mountain in 1853 and recorded 

 his observations in his book entitled " The Canoe and the Saddle." 

 The same name is given to a creek that drains this glacier into 

 White River. The glacier was formerly mapped as White Glacier. 



Wright Creek. A tributary of Fryingpan Creek, taking its rise 

 near the Cowlitz Chimneys, on the eastern slope of the mountain. 

 Origin of name not ascertained. 



Yakima Park. On the northeastern slope, on the shoulders of 

 Sourdough Mountains. The name is that of a tribe of Indians 

 living east of the Cascade Mountains. It has there been used as 

 the name of a county and a city. 



Yellowstone Cliffs. In the northwestern portion of the Park, at 

 the southeastern end of Chenuis Mountain. 



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