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The wooden flume has a cross section of 8 by 8 feet (2.4 by 2.4 m) and can supply up to 400 cubic feet (11 m 3) of water per second to the turbines of the Electron powerhouse. [2] Original construction took approximately 14 months to complete. The grade is uniform and runs at seven feet of elevation per mile.
The view from the park is often used as the backdrop for television news segments on Seattle, as well as other media depictions of the city. [8] Kerry Park was also featured in the opening credits of the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, [9] and in Frasier as the view from the titular character's apartment. [10]
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 is the tallest mountain in Washington and the Cascade Range. This peak is located southeast of Tacoma, approximately 60 miles (97 km) south-southeast of Seattle. [26] [27] Mount Rainier has a topographic prominence of 13,210 ft (4,026 m). [2]
Pinnacle Peak is a 6,562 ft (2,000 m) peak located in Mount Rainier National Park in Lewis County, Washington.It is the second highest peak in the Tatoosh Range. [3] There are two other Washington summits with the same name: Pinnacle Peak near Enumclaw, Washington, roughly 30 miles (50 km) to the northwest, and Pinnacle Peak in North Cascades State Park.
The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad resumed train operations with a limited excursion schedule in September and October, 2023. After a hiatus since 2019, the historic steam engine “Polson 70” proudly pulled two vintage passenger cars, an open-air car, and a specially outfitted baggage car, serving as a concession and gift shop.
View of Mount Rainier from The Post at Tehaleh. Tehaleh, formerly known as Cascadia, is a master-planned unincorporated community to the south of Bonney Lake in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Construction began in 2005 with an estimated timeline for completion of 20 years. [1]
The Space Needle and other Seattle Center buildings built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair), viewed from Kerry Park at sunset. In the background are Downtown and Mount Rainier Smith Tower (completed 1914) viewed from the north King Street Station and skyline