Mount Rainier National Park (U. S. National Park Service) An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U S A , spawning five major rivers Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano while ancient forest cloaks Mount Rainier’s lower slopes
Mount Rainier - Wikipedia Mount Rainier[a] ( reɪ ˈnɪər 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 National Park - WA. gov Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U S A , spawning five major rivers
Washington’s Most Dangerous Volcano Is Not ‘About To Erupt’ Mount Rainier is often called the most dangerous volcano in Washington State, due to its potential to generate lahars (a concrete-like mix of volcanic material and glacier meltwater) that could
Mount Rainier | National Park, History, Eruptions, Map | Britannica Mount Rainier, highest mountain (14,410 feet [4,392 meters]) in the state of Washington, U S , and in the Cascade Range It lies about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the city of Tacoma, within Mount Rainier National Park An active volcano, it last erupted about 150 years ago