Cataract Creek

Cataract Creek is a stream in Pierce, Washington and has an elevation of 3,179 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crescent Mountain and Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin.

Crescent Mountain

Peak

Crescent Mountain, a ridge-like peak standing at 6,715 ft, is located in north-central Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. Crescent Mountain is situated 1½ miles east of Cataract Creek.

Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin

Ranger station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin was built by the United States National Park Service in 1933 in Mount Rainier National Park to house backcountry rangers. The log cabin resembles other cabins at Huckleberry Creek, Lake James and Three Lakes, all built to standard plans from the Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs, supervised by Acting Chief Architect W. Ipsut Creek Patrol Cabin is situated 2 miles northwest of Cataract Creek.

Cataract Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.95094° or 46° 57′ 3″ north

Longitude

-121.79732° or 121° 47′ 50″ west

Elevation

3,179 feet (969 metres)

Open location code

84RWX623+93

GeoNames ID

5789419

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