Henderson County is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern North Carolina, on the border with South Carolina. The Eastern Continental Divide, which lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge, passes through the county.
The Peak. Though the woods were nice, this is really a hike to El Toro peak â the highest point in the El Yunque National Forest. We had great views from the peak â mostly of the back of El Yunque, the north and east coasts, and the towns in the NE part of Puerto Rico ( Ceiba, Naguabo, Juncos, Las Piedras, &Humacao).
Muir is situated on Mt. Rainierâs south side at 10,080 feet (roughly two miles from the mountainâs crown). It is the highest point you can go on Mt. Rainier without a climbing permit, and the gate to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The trek to Camp Muir is about 4.5-miles with 4,660 feet of elevation gain.