The Measure of a Mountain, page 23
meadows
mining
mudflows
myths
naming
in Native American myths
observing
original height
overcrowding on
potential for destruction by
psychic attachment to
renaming campaigns
seismic activity
seismometers on
snowfall
summit
summit crater
summit registers
summit route
toilets and outhouses
UFO sighting
visitors per year
volcanic origins
volcanic risks
weather
See also entries for individual geographical features
Mount Rainier: A Record of Exploration
Mount Ruth, attempted climb of
Mount St. Helens
earthquakes
eruption of
myths
revegetation
Mount Shuksan, myths
Mount Sinai
Mountain Fever
Mountain Gloom and Mountain Glory
Mountain sickness
Mountains
association with death
in the Bible
creation myths and theories about
formation of
in mythology
in Native American mythology
spiritual significance
Mowich Lake
Mudflows. See also Electron Mudflow; Osceola Mudflow
Muir, John
Muir Snowfield
Mullineaux, Don
Mystic Lake
Mythology and myths
Buddhist
on creation of mountains
Hindu
mountains in
Native American
Nisqually
N–O
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds
Native American myths and mythology
beginning of world
bringing of light
Mount Rainier takes fruits and flowers
mountains in
Nevado del Huila
Nicolson, Marjorie Hope
Nisqually Glacier
movement of
Nisqually Indians
spiritual beliefs
Nisqually River
Norgay, Tenzing
Northern Pacific Railroad
Nuckalkat
O’Brian, Patrick
Oliver, Mary
Olver, Ben
Orting (WA)
Osceola Mudflow
discovery of
size of
Otis, Philip
Otto, Rudolf
Ötztal Alps, body of prehistoric man found in
Outhouses, Mount Rainier
Oxygen deprivation
P
Paradise
golf course at
meadows
naming
overuse and destruction of
restoration of
snowfall
wildflowers
Paradise River
Pascal, Blaise
Phillips, James
Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, A
Pittman, Sandy Hill
Plant names
Plants
alpine
subalpine
Poe, Edgar Allan
Pope, Carolyn Simmons
Preston, John
Puyallup Glacier
Puyallup Indians
Puyallup River
Q–R
Rain
Rainier, Peter (Admiral)
Rainier Mountaineering Incorporated (RMI)
Rainier National Park Company
Rampart Ridge
Ravens
Ravensong
Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI)
Registers
Reilly, Robert
Reinsma, Luke
Religion, mountains’ place in
Rest step
Richards, Kent
Richter, Charles
Richter scale
Ring of Fire
Roberts, Paul
Robinson, Douglas
Rochefort, Regina
Russell, Israel
Ryan, Sean
S
San Andreas Fault
San Francisco Journal
Sauer, Father Timothy
Schoene, Robert
Schwatka, Frederick (Lieutenant)
Scott, Kevin
Scrambles Amongst the Alps
Semansky, Anna
Semansky, Michael
Seracs
Shelor, Warren (Lieutenant Colonel)
Shining Mountain, The
Shipton, Eric
Shoshone Indians, myths and mythology
Sicknesses, altitude-related
Simmons, Leslie, Jr.
Simonson, Eric
Simpson, Joe
Sisson, Tom
Sluiskin
warning against climbing Mount Rainier
Snow, insects in
Snow fleas
Snow scorpionflies
Snowfall, Paradise
South Tahoma Glacier
Spiders, jumping (Euophrys omnisuperstes)
Spirits, in Nisqually mythology
Springtails
Spross, Lester
Steamboat Prow
Stevens, Hazard
Stevens, Isaac (Territorial Governor)
Subalpine fir
Subalpine plants. See also Alpine plants
Success Cleaver
Summerland
Sundstrom, Ake
Sundstrom, Bronka
Sunrise
Sunset Amphitheater
Swenson, Steve
T
Tacoma (alternate name of Mount Rainier)
campaigns to rename Mount Rainier
etymology and pronunciation
Tacoma (WA)
Tacoma News Tribune
Tahoma (alternate name of Mount Rainier)
Tahoma Creek
Tahoma Creek valley
Tahoma Glacier
Tanguay, Jason
Tasker, Joe
Tectonic motion
Tensional zones
This Game of Ghosts
Tisch, Mrs. Rolland
Tissandier, Gaston
Toilets, Mount Rainier
Tolmie, William Fraser
Tolmie Peak
Tomlinson, O. A.
Torricelli, Evangelista
Trees, alpine and subalpine
Tseen Han Shoo
Turner, Dave
Tuttle, James
Tydall, John
U–Z
U.S. Board of Geographic Names
Udvardy, Miklos
UFO sighting
Unicorn Peak
Unsoeld, Willi
Upon that Mountain
Van Hoy, Craig
Van Steen, Alex
Van Trump, Philemon Beecher
Vancouver, George (Captain)
Vashon Glacier
Viesturs, Ed
Viraj
Volcanoes
creation of
Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World
Voyages dans les Alpes
Waldron, Howard (“Hank”)
Wall, Sam
Wanek, Scott
Warner, Arthur
Weather, Mount Rainier
West Side Road
Whittaker, Jim
Whittaker, Lou
Whymper, Edward
Wickersham, James (Judge)
Wilcox, John
Wildflowers
Williams, Ian
Willis, Bailey
Willis Wall
Wilson, Edmond O.
Winter craneflies
Winthrop, Theodore
Winthrop Glacier
Wonderland Trail
Woodchucks
Wright, Charles
Yakama Indians
myths and mythology
Yosemite National Park
Text copyright © 1997 by Bruce Barcott
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Portions of this book appeared previously in Harper’s and Seattle Weekly.
Map created with TOPO!™ © 1996 Wildflower Productions, www.topo.com
Copy editor: Phyllis Hatfield
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Barcott, Bruce, 1966–
The measure of a mountain : beauty and terror on Mount Rainier / Bruce Barcott.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
eISBN : 978-1-570-61800-0
1. Rainier, Mount (Wash.)—Description and travel. 2. Barcott, Bruce, 1966–—Journeys—Washington (State)—Rainier, Mount.
I. Title.
F897.R2B23 1997
917.97’7820443—dc21
97-22029
SASQUATCH BOOKS
119 South Main Street, Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98104
(206) 467-4300
custserv@sasquatchbooks.com
www.sasquatchbooks.com
Bruce Barcott, The Measure of a Mountain
