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Camp Muir
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic District
Nearest city:	Paradise, Washington
Coordinates:	46°50′8″N 121°43′53″W / 46.83556°N 121.73139°W / 46.83556; -121.73139Coordinates: 46°50′8″N 121°43′53″W / 46.83556°N 121.73139°W / 46.83556; -121.73139
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Other
Governing body:	National Park Service
MPS:	Mt. Rainier National Park MPS
Added to NRHP:	March 13, 1991
NRHP Reference#:	91000176 [1]

Camp Muir, named for the naturalist John Muir^[2], is situated at 10,080' elevation between the Muir Snowfield and the Ingraham Glacier on Mt. Rainier and is the most common Base Camp for those attempting to summit. There are 12 approaches to the summit from Paradise. Camp Muir provides 7 of those. Of the 7, 4 are grade II, 2 are grade III, and 1 is grade II-III.^[3]

References

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