Camp Schurman
Camp Schurman, located at 9,440 feet, is located where the Emmons and Winthrop glaciers split.
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Camp Schurman Details
Camp Schurman, located at 9,440 feet, is located where the Emmons and Winthrop glaciers split, and is used by climbers attempting the Emmons/Winthrop and Russell Cliffs routes to the summit. It has a shelter that can accommodate up to 48 people, a ranger station, and a solar toilet.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Camp Schurman
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0.7 mi away
Emmons Glacier
The Emmons Glacier, on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, measures 4.3 square miles.
0.8 mi away
Inter Glacier
This small glacier on Mount Rainier's northeast slope covers .3 square miles.
0.9 mi away
Winthrop Glacier
The second largest glacier on Rainier stretches from the mountain's summit to the 4,700-foot level of the West Fork of the White River.
1.5 mi away
Ingraham Glacier
This glacier on the southeastern side of Mount Rainier flows east from the Columbia Crest summit (14,410 feet) between Gibraltar Rock and Disappointment Cleaver just south of Little Tahoma Peak.
1.7 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.
