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Plummer Peak is a summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Lewis County, Washington. With an elevation of 6370 feet,〔Yronman. ("Plummer Peak." ) ''SummitPost.org,'' July 16, 2003. Accessed on July 18, 2011.〕〔 it is the seventh highest peak in the Tatoosh Range. It was named for Fred G. Plummer, a Forest Service cartographer who taught geography in Tacoma Public Schools.〔〔Reese, Gary Fuller. ''Origins of Pierce County Place Names.'' R&M Press, 1989. Accessed on July 18, 2011 from ("Origins of landmark names" ) article published by ''The News Tribune."〕 Hiking to the summit requires a mix of hillwalking and scrambling.〔("Plummer Peak." ) ''Peakware.com.'' Accessed on July 18, 2011.〕 The area is also used for skiing,〔Nelson, Jim, and Potterfield, Peter. ''(Climbs in the Cascades: Alpine routes, sport climbs & crag climbs. )'' The Mountaineers Books, 2000. Accessed on July 18, 2011.〕 though avalanches present a danger; in 1988, skier Pamela Benton Lee died after being buried by an avalanche on Plummer Peak.〔("Searchers Find Body of Buried Skier." ) ''Ocala Star-Banner,'' March 8, 1988. Accessed on July 18, 2011.〕 From the peak, views of Mount Rainier, the town of Packwood, the Goat Rocks, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams are visible.〔("Pinnacle Saddle / Plummer Peak." ) ''Visit Rainier.'' Accessed on July 18, 2011.〕 A small tarn is located on the side of the summit.〔 A col called "The Saddle" creates a walkable ridge connecting Plummer Peak to its neighbor, Pinnacle Peak.〔Sykes, Karen. ("Hike Of The Week: Here's one trek suitable for those hot days." ) ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer,'' August 4, 2004. Accessed on July 19, 2011.〕 ==References==
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