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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.
On 2 March 1899, Mt. Rainier National Park was officially established, protecting the area federally and leading to many future ascents of Mt. Rainier. [20] [10] Mt. Rainier National Park is the fifth oldest national park in the United States. [20] [10]
Fuller made her first attempt on Rainier in 1887, reaching an elevation of approximately 8,600 feet (2,600 m) and setting a goal to someday "climb to the summit of the great peak". [3] In 1890 she was invited by Van Trump to join a climbing party for a second attempt at climbing the mountain.
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]
Roger Wolcott Toll (October 17, 1883 – February 25, 1936) was an American mountaineer, writer, and a National Park Service official who served as the superintendent of Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain, and Yellowstone National Parks. [1]
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.
According to National Park Service data, Mount Rainier’s 1.7 million annual recreational visitors make it 18th-most visited national park in the country. According to the news release, the spike ...
Ice cave history. 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.