6. The Best & the Worst

Since this is an admittedly subjective guide to the peaks of Mount Rainier, following are our favorite and least favorite climbs in this guide. They are in alphabetical order, not in rank order. The list is based on our global reaction to the peak and its approach. Our least favorites are colored largely by negative factors—primarily brush bashing and/or lack of views.

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Personal Favorites

    Hikes

        Crystal

        Fremont

        Shriner

    Scrambles

        Third Burroughs

        Central Cowlitz

        Cowlitz Rocks

        Echo Rock

        Goat Island Mountain

        Governors Ridge

        Observation Rock

        Palisades

        Pyramid Peak

        Ruth

        Sluiskin Squaw

        Tokaloo Rocks

        Wow

    Climbs

        Little Tahoma

        Main Cowlitz

        Sluiskin Chief

        Whitman Crest

Personal Least Favorites

    Scrambles

        Dixon

        Double Peak

        Third Mother

        Old Baldy

        Pigeon Peak

        Pitcher

        Tirzah

        Wallace

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