Mount Rainier

This page is about the volcano. For other uses, see Mount Rainier (disambiguation) and Rainier (disambiguation).

Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier with Tacoma, Washington in front.
Elevation	14,411 ft (4,392 m)
Prominence	13,211 ft (4,027 m)ranked 21st
Listing	U.S. state high point Ultra
Location
Mount Rainier Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Range	Cascade Range
Coordinates	46°51′10″N 121°45′37″W
Topo map	USGS Mount Rainier West
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	500,000 years
Volcanic arc/belt	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	1894
Climbing
First ascent	1870 by Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump
Easiest route	rock/ice climb via Disappointment Cleaver

Mount Rainier is a mountain 54 miles (87 kilometres) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The volcano is the highest mountain in the Cascade Range, at 14,410 feet (4,392 metres). The top of the mountain is mostly covered by snow and glaciers. Rainier is an active volcano, but has not had an eruption for more than 100 years. Some describe Rainier as dormant or inactive.

On March 2, 1899, U.S. President William McKinley made the mountain and area around it Mount Rainier National Park; the country's fifth national park.

Related pages

• List of volcanos
• Extinct volcano

Other websites

• USGS: Mount Rainier -- Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk
• Mount Rainier National Park
• Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System
• Mount Rainier stream drainage