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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]
The Tatoosh Range is a mountain range located in Mount Rainier National Park and the adjacent Tatoosh Wilderness in the state of Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [1] The range runs roughly east–west, beginning with the southeastern Moon Mountain and concluding with the western Rainbow Mountain and Eagle Peak. [1]
Camp Muir, named for the naturalist John Muir, is a high-altitude refuge for climbers in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, accessed through the Paradise Entrance. The shelters comprising the camp are situated at a 10,188 ft (3,105 m) [2] elevation between the Muir Snowfield and the Cowlitz Glacier on Mount Rainier. Camp Muir is the ...
Mount Rainier was once known for its well-developed ice cave system, the Park Service said. Those melted away due to a warming climate. Now, ice caves are seasonal and more unstable.
From May 24 through Labor Day, most visitors entering the Nisqually and Stevens Canyon entrances will need to make an online or phone reservation.
The area's chief attractions are the wildflower meadows above the built-up area. The development of the area was undertaken by the Rainier National Park Company, which built the Paradise Inn in 1917 and added the annex in 1920, as well as the Guide House the same year. Three other buildings were built by the National Park Service. [2] [3]
Jackson Visitor Center, 1966–2008. Mount Rainier was a pilot park in the Mission 66 program to expand National Park visitor services. The plans for the Paradise Visitor Center as a day-use facility came about as a compromise when the program was still trying to determine whether overnight lodging would be feasible.