Tatoosh Wilderness

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Tatoosh Wilderness

IUCN Category Ib - Wilderness Area

The Tatoosh Range from Mount Rainier National Park

The Tatoosh Range from Mount Rainier National Park from

location Lewis County , Washington , USA
surface 63.64 km²
WDPA ID 375733
Geographical location 46 ° 42 ′  N , 121 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 121 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  W
Tatoosh Wilderness (Washington)
Tatoosh Wilderness
Setup date 1984
administration United States Forest Service

The Tatoosh Wilderness a is a wilderness area in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest of the USA . The area protects 15,725 acres (6,364 hectares) of land managed by the United States Forest Service . It was officially designated as a wilderness area by Congress in 1984 in order to preserve the enchanting alpine landscape that rounds off neighboring Mount Rainier National Park . Among the highlights in the area is Tatoosh Peak , part of the Tatoosh Range . The closest city is Seattle .

history

The word "Tatoosh" means "chest" in Chinook Wawa and alludes to two large protruding rocks on the south face of Butter Peak.

The Tatoosh Range was traditionally used by the Taitnapam . In mid-to-late August, Taitnapam families climbed the mountains from their fishing camps at the confluence of the Muddy Fork and Clear Fork of the Cowlitz River to hunt, gather basketry, and gather huckleberries to dry. The dried berries were transported to their home villages to be used as winter supplies. Archaeological finds suggest that these migrations in the high areas go back to a long tradition of the local tribes.

In 1932 a forest fire observation post was built. The writer Martha Hardy wrote the novel Tatoosh , which appeared in 1947, about her experiences in this post .

hike

The Tatoosh Wilderness is accessible from the north via Mt. Rainier National Park and from the south via the Tatoosh Trail. A branch from the Tatoosh Trail leads to the forest fire observation post described by Martha Hardy; however, only the foundation walls of this have been preserved.

Remarks

a This article contains material from the public domain of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tatoosh Wilderness . In: Wilderness.net . University of Montana. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c Tatoosh Wilderness . In: Gifford Pinchot National Forest . US Forest Service. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b Wilderness: Tatoosh . In: Gifford Pinchot National Forest . US Forest Service. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Martha Hardy: Tatoosh . Mountaineers Books ,, ISBN 0-89886-005-9 .
  5. ↑ Joan Burton: Review: Martha Hardy's Tatoosh . Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Trail # 161 Tatoosh . In: Gifford Pinchot National Forest . US Forest Service. Retrieved March 21, 2015.

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