Mowich Lake

Mowich Lake is a lake located in the northwestern corner of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state at an elevation of 4,929 feet. The name "Mowich" derives from the Chinook Jargon word for deer.

Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America
Also known as: “Crater Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin and Fay Peak.

Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin

Ranger station

Photo: Murderbike, Public domain.

The Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin is one of the oldest backcountry ranger stations in Mount Rainier National Park. Built in 1922, it is located in the western portion of the park and is adjacent to the largest lake in the park.

Fay Peak

Peak

Fay Peak is a double-summit mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies seven miles northwest of the summit of Mount Rainier.

Tolmie Peak

Peak

Photo: Ricardo Martins, CC BY 2.0.

Tolmie Peak is a 5,920+ -foot peak in the Mount Rainier area of the Cascade Range, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located 2 miles northwest of Mowich Lake, in the northwest part of Mount Rainier National Park. Tolmie Peak is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mowich Lake.

Mowich Lake

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

46.93827° or 46° 56′ 18″ north

Longitude

-121.86207° or 121° 51′ 44″ west

Elevation

4,938 feet (1,505 metres)

Open location code

84RWW4QQ+85

GeoNames ID

5804202

Wikidata ID

Q3215069

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Mowich Lake” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mowich Lake”
Czech: “Mowichské jezero”
Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره مويتش”
French: “lac Mowich”
French: “Lac Mowich”
German: “Mowich Lake”
“Mowich”

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