Tatoosh Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Tatoosh Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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locator_x = 31
locator_y = 17
location = Washington, USA
nearest_city = Seattle, WA
lat_degrees = 46
lat_minutes = 42
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 121
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
area = 15750 acres (64 km²)
established = 1984
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governing_body = United States Forest Service

Located in Washington State, the convert|15750|acre|km2|0 of Tatoosh Wilderness is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. [cite web
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accessdate = 2006-11-25 ] In 1984 it was officially designated as wildernsss by Congress. cite web
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first = Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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title = Tatoosh Wilderness
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date = Monday, 28 March 2005 at 18:13:43 EST
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accessdate = 2006-11-25 ] The Tatoosh Wilderness is a scenic environment that complements the adjacent Mount Rainier National Park. Its addition to the wilderness system will protect and preserve its natural beauty.

History

Tatoosh means "breast" in the Chinook Jargon. In 1932, a fire lookout was built. Martha Hardy later wrote about her experiences keeping watch at the fire lookout in her 1947 book "Tatoosh" (ISBN 0-89886-005-9).

The Tatoosh Wilderness is accessible from the north from Mt. Rainier National Park and from the south via the Tatoosh Lakes trail. The Tatoosh Lakes trail extends to the location of thefire lookout that Martha Hardy wrote about, although the lookout building no longer exists.

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