Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in
southeast Pierce County, Washington. It was established on March 2, 1899, the
fifth national park in the United States. The park contains 368 mi2 (954 km2)
including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,410-foot (4,392 m) stratovolcano. The
mountain rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park
ranging from 1600 feet (490 m) to over 14000 feet (4,300 m). Ninety-five percent
of the park is preserved as wilderness, a designation it received in 1988. The
highest point in the Cascade Range, around it are valleys, waterfalls, ice caves
and more than 25 glaciers. The dormant volcano is often shrouded in clouds that
dump enormous amounts of rain and snow on the peak every year and hide it from
the crowds that head to the park on weekends.
Mount Rainier is circled by the Wonderland Trail and is covered by several
glaciers and snowfields totaling some 35 mi2 (91 km2). Carbon Glacier is the
largest glacier by volume in the continental United States, while Emmons Glacier
is the largest glacier by area. About 1.3 million people visit Mount Rainier
National Park each year. Mount Rainier is a popular peak for mountain climbing
with some
10,000 attempts per year.
Paradise Visitor Center recorded a world record 1122 inches (2850 cm) of
snowfall in 1972. The park was designated a National Historic Landmark on
February 18, 1997 as a showcase for the "NPS Rustic" style architecture of the
1920s and 1930s and a masterpiece of early NPS master planning.
The park contains outstanding examples of old growth forests and subalpine
meadows. It is a natural setting of the Pacific Northwest region.
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