Tokaloo Rock

Tokaloo Rock
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Highest point
Elevation	7,688 ft (2,343 m)
Prominence	204 ft (62 m)
Parent peak	Glacier Island (7,690 ft)
Isolation	1.45 mi (2.33 km)
Coordinates	46°50′22″N 121°50′26″W
Geography
Location	Mount Rainier National Park Pierce County, Washington, US
Parent range	Cascades
Climbing
Easiest route	scrambling from St. Andrew's Park, off of the Wonderland Trail

Tokaloo Rock is a 7,688 feet (2,343 m) mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 4 mi (6.4 km) west of the summit of Mount Rainier, near the head of the North Puyallup River and at the foot of the Puyallup Glacier. The Wonderland Trail provides an approach to this mountain, and the summit offers views of Mount Rainier's Puyallup and Tahoma glaciers. Glacier Island is its nearest higher neighbor, 1.45 mi (2.33 km) to the southeast. Tokaloo Spire is a pillar adjacent to Tokaloo Rock and rises to an elevation of 7,471 feet (2,277 m).

History

Tokaloo Rock's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

Tokaloo Rock is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (Orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high-pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.

See also

• Geology of the Pacific Northwest

External links

• National Park Service web site: Mount Rainier National Park