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Mount Wow is a 6,040-foot summit in the southwestern corner of Mount Rainier National Park, part of Washington’s Cascade Range. Located southwest of Mount Rainier, it takes its name from a corruption of a Yakama word meaning “goat,” reflecting the mountain goats early tourists often saw there; the name was officially adopted in 1913 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Runoff from its slopes drains east to Tahoma Creek and west to Goat Creek, both reaching the Nisqually River. Its marine west coast climate brings heavy winter precipitation, frequent wet snow, avalanche danger, and typically clearer weather from July through September.
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Ashford, Washington · United States
