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Christine Falls Bridge, Mount Rainier National Park 03, Mount Rainier National Park

National park · Washington

Mount Rainier National Park

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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 the U.S. state of Washington. The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,406-foot (4,391 m) stratovolcano. The mountain rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park ranging from 1,600 feet to over 14,000 feet (490–4,300 m). The highest point in the Cascade Range, Mount Rainier is surrounded by valleys, waterfalls, subalpine meadows, and 91,000 acres of old-growth forest. More than 25 glaciers descend the flanks of the volcano, which is often shrouded in clouds that dump enormous amounts of rain and snow.

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Type
National park
State
Washington
Managed by
National Park Service

Photos

  • Christine Falls Bridge, Mount Rainier National Park 03, Mount Rainier National Park

    Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Longmire Administration Building (2015), Mount Rainier National Park

    Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Mount Rainier 6909h, Mount Rainier National Park

    Walter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Mount Rainier from above Myrtle Falls in August, Mount Rainier National Park

    Samuel Kerr · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Mt Rainier Panorama from the south, Mount Rainier National Park

    Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Mt Rainier from trail in park, Mount Rainier National Park

    Aaronyoung777 · CC BY 4.0

  • Ohanapecosh Glacier 22942, Mount Rainier National Park

    Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5

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