Mount Rainier, highest mountain (14,410 feet [4,392 metres]) 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. The mountain is geologically young, formed by successive lava flows from eruptions that began about one million years ago. The dormant volcano last erupted about 150 years ago.
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- An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers.
- ...on the eastern flank of Mount Rainier is a peak known as Little Tahoma Peak, 11,138 ft (3,395 m), an eroded remnant of the earlier, much higher, Mount Rainier.
- Yayın zamanı: önceki gün“Of all the fire mountains which like beacons, once blazed along the Pacific Coast, Mount Rainier is the noblest” — John Muir.
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- From charming cabins to cozy lodges and welcoming inns, the area surrounding Mount Rainier National Park boasts a variety of lodging options.
- Closer to Mount Rainier on the eastern side of the mountain is the Sunrise area, which is surrounded by heavily wooded forests and mountain ridges.
- Mount Rainier is not just a mountain. It is a sleeping volcano. Steam and heat often rise from the very top of the mountain, causing some of the snow to melt.
- Mount Rainier is an iconic and towering volcano 54 miles southeast of Seattle. Its image can be seen on all the standard Washington license plates.
Mount Rainier Ulusal Parkı
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Kuzey-batı Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde, Washington eyaletinde, Tacoma şehri yakınlarında bulunan, Mount Rainer Dağı ve etrafında 956,6 km² yüzölçümü kaplayan, ABD Ulusal Park Hizmeti tarafından idare edilen bir millî park'tır.
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- Kuruluş tarihi:2 Mart 1899
- Yüzölçümü:953 km²
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