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A scenic road in Mount Rainier National Park has reopened after major upgrades. The National Park Service announced this week that the Stevens Canyon Road is open after a two-year, $43 million ...
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From Greenwater, the road travels south alongside the White River into Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, [19] passing Ranger Creek State Airport, a state-owned airport that is open in the summer and early fall. [20] The byway travels south into Mount Rainier National Park. SR 410 is closed at the gate to Morse Creek, about 5 miles east of ...
It travels north–south along the Carbon River between Mount Rainier National Park near Mowich Lake to a junction with SR 410 in Buckley. The highway passes through the towns of Carbonado and Wilkeson and also intersects SR 162 near South Prairie. SR 165 is the only state highway in Washington to include an unpaved section.
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.
The National Park Service implemented a parkwide fire ban in an effort to reduce the risk of starting a wildfire amid weather that is ripe for fueling blazes. Campfires banned at Mount Rainier ...
The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. [9] With an officially recognized [ b ] summit elevation of 14,410 ft (4,392 m) at the Columbia Crest, [ 1 ] [ 12 ] it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington , the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous ...