Point Success
Mount Rainier has three summits, the second highest of which is Point Success at 14,158 feet.
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Point Success Details
Mount Rainier has three summits, the second highest of which is Point Success at 14,158 feet (Columbia Crest reaches up to 14,410 feet). This summit, located on a ridge known as Success Cleaver on the southern edge of the summit plateau, gets its name from the first successful expedition to Rainier's summit by P.B. Van Trump and Hazard Stevens in 1870. They named it Peak Success, but the name was later changed to Point Success.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Point Success
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0.6 mi away
The Cascade Range
The Cascade Range stretches from the southern British Columbia to northern California.
0.6 mi away
Columbia Crest
Mount Rainier has three summits, the highest of which is called the Columbia Crest.
0.6 mi away
Mt. Rainier
Mount Rainier lies 54 miles south/southeast of Seattle, and rises 14,410 feet above sea level, making it the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range and in the state of Washington.
1.1 mi away
Kautz Glacier
The Kautz Glacier, located on the southwestern side of Mount Rainier, begins near the Kautz Headwall at 13,100 feet and reaches its terminus just above 6,000 feet.
1.1 mi away
Success Glacier
Mount Rainier's Success Glacier lies on its southwestern slope and covers .3 square miles.
