The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . tiestby far is Mount Rainier (or Mount Tacoma), second highestmountain in the United States proper, 14,408 feet in altitudeand the chief mountain resort out of Seattle and Tacoma;Mount Adams, 12,307 feet, on the boundary line of Skamaniaand Yakima counties; Mount St. Helens, 9,697 feet high, atthe western edge of Skamania county, reached from CastleRock or Vancouver; Mount Baker, 10,730 feet, forty milesfrom Bellingham and one of its main attractions; MountStuart, 9,470 feet, in Chelan county; and Glacier Peak,10,436 feet, in Snoh
The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . tiestby far is Mount Rainier (or Mount Tacoma), second highestmountain in the United States proper, 14,408 feet in altitudeand the chief mountain resort out of Seattle and Tacoma;Mount Adams, 12,307 feet, on the boundary line of Skamaniaand Yakima counties; Mount St. Helens, 9,697 feet high, atthe western edge of Skamania county, reached from CastleRock or Vancouver; Mount Baker, 10,730 feet, forty milesfrom Bellingham and one of its main attractions; MountStuart, 9,470 feet, in Chelan county; and Glacier Peak,10,436 feet, in Snohomish county. In this latitude 7,500 feetis the snow-line, but Washington has many peaks above thatelevation. Fifty-seven have already been named and measured. All these peaks are accessible and, together with MountOlympus in the Olympics, constitute the main goals of the moun-tain loving clubs of the northwest. Mountain phenomena are dis-played in all with a maximum degree of grandeur, insuring amplereward to those venturing to explore their many A FIR, A CEDAR, AND A HEMLOCK—PRINCIPAL TREES IN WASHINGTON. Photo by C. H. Ziddell. ^T^MING-TON FORE<3{f\SX Cedar, and pine, and iir, &r\A brajvckinjk ,,X xV sylvan, scene, and as the ranks ascend ^£»unade above snade^Avoocj^ theater^
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