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Mount Rainier

Stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington

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Also known as Tacoma · Tahoma · Mt. Regnier · Rainier · Mt. Rainier · Mt Rainier

Elevation: 4,389 m
Prominence: 4,030 m
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1.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/mount-rainier-washington-ice-cave-exploration-danger-discovery
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Range: Cascade Range
Country: United States
Located in: Washington

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Mount Rainier, 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. At 14,406 ft (4,391 m) it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington, the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States, and the tallest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

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Made from material: andesite
basaltic andesite
Topographic isolation: 1,177 km
Named after: Peter Rainier
Significant event: first ascent(1870) participant: Hazard Stevens, P. B. Van Trump
last volcanic eruption(1894–1894)
Volcano observatory: Cascades Volcano Observatory
Located in protected area: Mount Rainier Wilderness
Native label: Mount Rainier named after: Peter Rainier · named by: George Vancouver
Directions: versant Sud-Est applies to part: easiest route to the summit · start point: Camp Muir

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46.8517, -121.7603OpenStreetMap ↗

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