Introduction


The Wonderland Trail is an approximately 95 mile (152 km) hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. The trail goes over many ridges of Mount Rainier for a cumulative 20,000 feet (6,000 m) of elevation gain. This web page along with the photo gallery document the journey of five individuals who hiked the Wonderland Trail in the summer of 2006.

 

Reference


Filley, Bette (2002). Discovering the Wonders of the Wonderland Trail: Encircling Mount Rainier. Dunamis House. ISBN 1-880405-09-1.

 

Planing


Start Here

Mount Rainier National Park - Official Web Site
Wonderland Trail - Mount Rainier National Park - Official Web Site

Climate

Temperatures

Paradise - 5,400' / 1647m
June 56 / 44
July 64 / 44
August 63 / 43

Longmire - 2,762' / 825m
June 66 / 43
July 75 / 47
August 74 / 47

Ohanapecosh - 1,950' / 560m
June 77 / 45
July 78 / 49
August 81 / 48

Precipitation

Total precipitation average in millimeters. Measured at Longmire.


DAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

JUN 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

JUL 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0

AUG 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3

SEP 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3

Longmire Rainier Climate Daily Averages

Western Regional Climate Center

 

 

People


 

  Tovi Avnon
  Yossi Avnon
  Danny Bar-Lev
  Opher Dubrovsky
  Jacob Rosen

 

Photo Gallery & Maps


Photo Gallery - 427 Images

Day 1 - Longmire Trailhead - Devil's Dream Camp - | Topo | 3D |

Day 2 - Devil's Dream Camp - Klapatche Park Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 3 - Klapatche Park Camp - Golden Lakes Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 4 - Golden Lakes Camp - Mowich Lake Walk-in Camp | Topo | 3D View 1 |
3D View 2 |

Day 5 - Mowich Lake Walk-in Camp - Carbon River Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 6 - Carbon River Camp - Mystic Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 7 - Mystic Camp - Sunrise Walk-in Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 8 - Sunrise Walk-in Camp - Summerland Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 9 - Summerland Camp - Olallie Creek Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 10 - Olallie Creek Camp - Nickel Creek Camp | Topo | 3D |

Day 11 - Nickel Creek Camp - Longmire Trailhead | Topo | 3D |

Wonderland Trail Profile

Wonderland Trail Camps

 

Panoramic Photo Gallery



View: Crabon Glacier
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 641K

 



View: Mt. Rainier
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 368K

 


 


View: Winthrop Glacier
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 495K

 



View: Mt. Rainier from Skyscaper
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 120
High Resolution 186K

 



View: Mt. Rainier from White River
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 120
High Resolution 186K

 



View: Mt. Rainier from Summerland
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 267K

 



View: Mt. Rainier from Summerland
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 573K

 



View: Mt. Rainier Fryingpan Glacier
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 341K

 



View: Mt. Rainier & Skyscaper Mt.
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 180
High Resolution 570K

 




View: Mt. Fremont
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 120
High Resolution 570K

 



View: Mt. Rainier & Indian Bar
Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, WA
Overall Direction: 120
High Resolution 160K

 




Equipment & Software


Camera: Nikon Coolpix 950
Len: Nikon Wide Angle WC-E24
Tripod Head: Kaidan KIWI-L
Software: Panorama Tools ; Photoshop ; PTGui

 


Created by jacob rosen
E-mail: rosen@u.washington.edu

(C) All the photos are copyright protected. The photos may not be copied for commercial redistribution, republication, or dissemination without the explicit permission for Jacob Rosen.