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Hike · Norse Peak trailhead

Norse Peak

Distance
10.8 mi
Vertical
2,799 ft
Summit
6,476 ft
Difficulty
Very strenuous

Norse Peak rises 6,856 feet on the ridgeline that forms the western boundary of the Norse Peak Wilderness, on the Pierce-Yakima county line just east of Mount Rainier National Park. The summit was once topped by a fire lookout, since decommissioned, and is now a bare rock…

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About Norse Peak

Norse Peak is a mountain in the Cascade Range of Washington state at an elevation of 6,856 feet (2,090 m) or 6,858 feet (2,090 m). It lies on the border between Pierce and Yakima counties east of Mount Rainier National Park.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Standing snags and burn scar from the 2017 Norse Peak Fire seen from near the summit.
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Wide view across the Norse Peak Wilderness in early winter.
Wilderness trespasser · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Rainier rising over the Cascades to the southwest from Norse Peak.
Wilderness trespasser · CC BY-SA 4.0

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