Mount Rainier National Park

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

Camp Muir

www.nps.gov/moraE X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A

1/18

Only experienced hikers and climbers should attempt this unmarked route. Camp Muir, originally known as Cloud Camp, was named Camp Muir after writer/naturalist John Muir summited the mountain. Muir was a member of the climbing party that made the sixth recorded ascent of the Mount Rainier in 1888. Camp Muir is one of the primary high camps for summit attempts and is a favorite campsite with climbers.

Trailhead

Paradise Inn

Pebble Creek7200ft2195m

Travel only on maintained trails or on snow.Do not pick flowers.

Carry the “10 Essentials” and Leave No Trace of your visit.Pets and bicycles are not allowed on park trails.

Do not feed or approach wildlife. Use a topographic map, compass and GPS. Permit required for wilderness camping.

Permit and climbing pass required for any travel on glaciers or above the elevation of high camps

(Camps Muir and Schurman).

Route Description Round-trip Distance:9 miles (14.5 km)

Elevation Gain: 4,680 feet (1426 m)

Hiking Time Round-trip: 6 to 8 hours

Difficulty Level: Strenuous

Trailhead: The trailhead is located on the uphill side of the upper parking lot at Paradise.

Along the Route Follow the Skyline Trail 2.3 miles (3.7 km) upward to Pebble Creek. Be sure to treat water before drinking from the creek! Here the trail ends and the Muir Snowfield begins. The next 2.2 miles (3.5 km) is an unmarked route involving an ascent of 2,900 ft (884 m) up the snowfield.

Warning: White-out conditions and inclement weather can occur suddenly on the Muir Snowfield at any time. Use the information listed on the back for navigating on the snowfield. Be prepared for changing conditions and unexpected difficulties!

Mount Rainier National Park

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior

Get Your Bearings

1/18E X P E R I E N C E Y O U R A M E R I C A www.nps.gov/mora

Mistakes in navigation while traveling to or from Camp Muir during storms and “white-outs” have resulted in lost climbers and hikers and fatalities. To decrease the possibility of this happening to your party, this map shows compass bearings to and from Camp Muir (true and magnetic north) as well as the coordinates (latitude/longitude) of landmarks along the route. This map will not substitute for a USGS topographic map.

Proper bearings alone will not ensure a safe trip. Camp Muir and the Muir Snowfield are nearly surrounded by glaciers: the Nisqually Glacier to the west, the Cowlitz Glacier to the north and east, and the Paradise Glacier to the south and east. A minor error in navigation may lead you onto these glaciers where there are numerous crevasses and other hazards. Stay on course. You may have to correct your direction of travel to the windward due to strong winds, usually out of the west or southwest.

Always beware of steep cliffs to the east of Camp Muir and Anvil Rock and to the east of McClure Rock. These cliffs, obscured by snow and cornices in the winter, have been the sites of mountaineering tragedies. Panorama Point is a dangerous avalanche area.

While traversing the Muir Snowfield, approach rock islands with care because of holes which form around rocks as snow melts. Crevasses occasionally open up on the snowfield in the vicinity of Anvil Rock in late summer and may be hidden by snow.

0 750 1500 3000

feet

Map scale

Contour interval: 200 feetMagnetic declination: 16.5º East

GPS datum: WGS84

Snow and Ice

Bare Ground(during maximum snowmelt)

Maintained Trails

GPS coordinates (latitude/longitude) are provided in degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) and use WGS84 datum. GPS units must use correct configuration, including projection and datum, for results to be accurate. Serious errors will occur if GPS units are not configured correctly!

Nisqually

Gla c ie r

Cowlitz Glacier

Muir

Snowfield

Paradise Glacier

Pebble Creek

7400

8000

8400

6600

6400

8800

9000

2900

9600

5400

9400

8600

9800

10000

1040

0

10200

4800

4600

10600

4400

1080

011

000

11200

11400

4200

1160

011800

7000

7800

6800

1020

0

10200

8600

6600

5000

6800

10800

7000

8600

8200

1060010600

7800

1020

0

8200

CAMP MUIRLatitude: 46º 50’ 7.58”Longitude: -121º 43’ 57.61”

MOON ROCKSLatitude: 46º 49’ 38.24”Longitude: -121º 43’ 40.55”

SUGAR ROCKLatitude: 46º 48’ 41.26”Longitude: -121º 43’ 21.58”

PANORAMA POINTLatitude: 46º 48’ 10.30”Longitude: -121º 43’ 46.85”

MARMOT HILLLatitude: 46º 47’ 56.51”Longitude: -121º 44’ 4.49”

ALTA VISTA WESTLatitude: 46º 47’ 29.83”Longitude: -121º 44’ 16.19”

PARADISELatitude: 46º 47’ 10.46”Longitude: -121º 44’ 9.74”

GlacierVista

Muir Rock10188’

Anvil Rock9584’

Sugarloaf7789’

McClure Rock7385’

9200

8800

8000

7600

7400

7200

7000

6800

6200

6000

5800

5400

0900

8600

8400

8200

8000

7800

7600

7400

7200

7000

6800

6600

6400

5800

5600

5400

338º True321.5º Mag

158º True141.5º Mag

167º True150.5º Mag

347º True330.5º Mag

29º True12.5º Mag

209º True192.5º Mag

41º True24.5º Mag

197º True180.5º Mag 17º True

0.5º Mag

347º True330.5º Mag

167º True150.5º Mag

221º True204.5º Mag

Skyli

ne

Trail

!Beware of open and hiddencrevasses on the Paradiseand Cowlitz Glaciers!