page_title: Burroughs Mountain
hierarchical_section_title: Burroughs Mountain
caption_attribution_description: English: Burroughs Mountain seen from Tahtlum Peak. Mount Rainier National Park. Annotations for First, Second, Third Burroughs, and Yakima Peak.
context_page_description: Burroughs Mountain is located on the northeast slope of Mount Rainier above Glacier
  Basin. It was named for John Burroughs, the naturalist, who visited the mountain
  several times. The mountain was first called John Burroughs Mountain.
  Burroughs was born near Roxbury, New York, in April 1837, and died in 1931.
  He wrote extensively about his travels and was associated with the conservation movement. He became a well known "character" and is best
  remembered for his "Nature Essay."
  Burroughs Mountain is a high ridge formed from an ancient lava flow. Its three summit plateaus get progressively higher. The mountain, located within Mount Rainier National Park, is notable for alpine tundra, with plants typically seen at much higher latitudes. The tundra ground cover hugs the barren rocky plateau and has a short growing season because snow covers the ridge for much of the year in the harsh alpine climate. The unique fragile alpine tundra can be easily destroyed by people walking off the established trail.
context_section_description: Burroughs Mountain is located on the northeast slope of Mount Rainier above Glacier
  Basin. It was named for John Burroughs, the naturalist, who visited the mountain
  several times. The mountain was first called John Burroughs Mountain.
  Burroughs was born near Roxbury, New York, in April 1837, and died in 1931.
  He wrote extensively about his travels and was associated with the conservation movement. He became a well known "character" and is best
  remembered for his "Nature Essay." 
  Burroughs Mountain is a high ridge formed from an ancient lava flow. Its three summit plateaus get progressively higher. The mountain, located within Mount Rainier National Park, is notable for alpine tundra, with plants typically seen at much higher latitudes. The tundra ground cover hugs the barren rocky plateau and has a short growing season because snow covers the ridge for much of the year in the harsh alpine climate. The unique fragile alpine tundra can be easily destroyed by people walking off the established trail.
  The mountain is a popular hiking destination with grand close-up views of the Emmons Glacier, Winthrop Glacier, Inter Glacier, Fryingpan Glacier, Little Tahoma Peak, and views in all directions because most of the trail is above tree line. The trail starts at the Sunrise Historic District and loops up to First Burroughs Mountain (elevation 7160 feet) and Second Burroughs Mountain (elevation 7402 feet). Third Burroughs Mountain (7828 feet) is off-trail and about another mile beyond Second Burroughs. The loop trail is about 6.2 miles and part of this loop trail includes a short section of the Wonderland Trail. Access is limited by snow closing the Sunrise Road much of the year, and even more by ice blocking the trail above Frozen Lake. July, August, and September are the months when the Sunrise Road is seasonally open for vehicle traffic.
caption: Burroughs Mountain from east
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