Glacier View Wilderness is a
wilderness adjacent to the west side of
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is an American national park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preservin ...
in
Washington state
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a U.S. state, state in the Northwestern United States, Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first President of the United States, U.S. p ...
. It was designated as wilderness in 1984.
[ Glacier View Wilderness has views of the glaciated slopes of Mount Rainier which lies to the east. This includes viewing points from Mt. Belijica (5,476 feet) and Glacier View Point (5,507 feet). Glacier View Point is the former site of a fire lookout built in 1934.][ The wilderness is administered by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest through the Cowlitz Valley Ranger district with headquarters located in ]Randle, Washington
Randle is a small town in eastern Lewis County, Washington, United States. Randle is located on U.S. Route 12 and is notable as the northeastern access point to the Mount St. Helens Windy Ridge viewpoint, by way of forest service roads that cut ...
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Recreation
The wilderness is accessible from SR 706 east of Ashford, Washington through Forest Service Road 59. Primitive camping sites are located on several wilderness hiking trails. The Lake Christine/Mount Beljica #249 trail is a popular destination for hikers and backpackers. Lake Christine is approximately a mile one way and Mount Beljica is another three miles (5 km) from the lake off of FR 5920.[ Glacier View Trail #267 is farther down on FR 59 and is one way with a Mount Rainier viewpoint at the end.][ The Puyallup Trail #248 leads to Goat Lake and can be used to hike into ]Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is an American national park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preservin ...
and is also reached on FR 5920.[
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References
External links
Glacier View Wilderness
U.S. Forest Service
Glacier View Wilderness
Wilderness.net (The University of Montana)
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Cascade Range
IUCN Category Ib
Protected areas of Pierce County, Washington
Wilderness areas of Washington (state)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest