Mount Rainier

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

Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier with Tacoma, Washington in front.
Highest point
Elevation	14,412 ft (4,393 m)
Prominence	13,211 ft (4,027 m) ranked 21st
Isolation	1,177 kilometres (731 mi)
Listing	U.S. state high point Ultra
Geography
Mount Rainier Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
State/Province	US-WA
Parent range	Cascade Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Rainier West
Geology
Age of rock	500,000 years
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
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. It was the country's fifth national park.

Other websites

• USGS: Mount Rainier -- Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk
• Mount Rainier National Park
• Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Mount Rainier stream drainage