Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§107 Boundary changed

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK › § 107

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Mount Rainier National Park’s boundary is changed to a new line that starts at park boundary monument number 1, which is on the east line of section 4, township 17 north, range 7 east, Willamette meridian, as shown on the General Land Office survey plat dated April 17, 1909. The new boundary follows existing park lines and township lines and runs along the banks of the Nisqually, White, and Carbon Rivers, using park monuments numbered 28, 59, and 67 as points of reference, and returns to monument number 1. All land inside that new line becomes part of Mount Rainier National Park. Any land of the current park that falls outside the new line is transferred into the Rainier National Forest and is governed by national forest laws and regulations.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §107

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park is changed so as to read as follows: Beginning at park boundary monument numbered 1, established on the east line of section 4, township 17 north, range 7 east, Willamette meridian, by a survey of the boundaries of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, by the General Land Office, plat dated April 17, 1909; thence southerly along the present west park boundary line as established by said survey, being the midtownship line of range 7 east, to its intersection with the south bank of Nisqually River; thence easterly along said bank to its intersection with the present south park boundary line at a point east of park boundary monument numbered 28, as established by said survey, being the township line between townships 14 and 15 north; thence easterly along said south park boundary line to the southeast corner of the present park boundary; thence northerly along the present east park boundary line to park boundary monument numbered 59, as established by said survey, being the midtownship line of range 10 east; thence due north to the south bank of White River; thence northeasterly along said bank to a point due east of park boundary monument numbered 67, thence due west to said monument numbered 67; thence westerly along the present north park boundary line, as established by said survey, being the township line between townships 17 and 18 north, to its intersection with the north bank of Carbon River; thence westerly along said bank to a point due north of park boundary monument numbered 1; thence due south to place of beginning; and all of those lands lying within the boundary above described are hereby included in and made a part of the Mount Rainier National Park; and all of those lands of the present Mount Rainier National Park excluded from the park are included in and made a part of the Rainier National Forest, subject to all national forest laws and regulations.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 107

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73