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Mount Rainier National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. [3] The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres (369.3 sq mi; 956.6 km 2) [1] including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,410-foot (4,390 m) stratovolcano.
Mount Rainier [a] (/ r eɪ ˈ n ɪər / ray-NEER), also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. [9]
Mount Rainier's south peak, 19 August 1895. Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano within the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. [1] The mountain is within modern-day Washington state, 59 miles south south-east of Seattle. [1]
Geologists have found evidence that at least 11 large lahars from Mount Rainier have reached into the surrounding area, known as the Puget Lowlands, in the past 6,000 years, Moran said.
1870 - Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump make the first documented successful ascent of Mount Rainier. [5] 1871 - May 8: The Treaty of Washington is signed, determining the water boundary between the United States and United Kingdom in the San Juan Islands. 1873 - Spokane is founded. [6] 1881 - Spokane is incorporated as Spokane Falls.
Mount Rainier is an active volcano. With 28 major glaciers, it’s also the “most glaciated peak” in the contiguous U.S. and the tallest peak in the Cascade Range, according to the park.
Mount Rainier National Park Founded c. 1935, the district consists of 35 acres (14 ha), three buildings, one structure, and one object. National Historic Landmark.
A missing skier’s body was recovered Saturday at Mount Rainier National Park. The woman was last heard from May 18 before she set out to ski above the Paradise area of the park.