Burroughs Mountain's tundra plateau.

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Burroughs Mountain's tundra plateau.

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A product of an eruption of Mount Rainier, a layer of 2,200-year-old pumice blankets the surface of Burroughs Mountain's tundra plateau. Hardy yet delicate plants survive on this gravelly plain.

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2001
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46.86561, -121.68260
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