Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...

Mount Rainier is an icon of the Washington state landscape. An active volcano, the mountain attracts visitors every year who want to climb its peak or explore the lush forests and wildflower ...

This Mt. Rainier Camping Guide will provide information on all four campgrounds within Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. Three of the campgrounds require reservations, one campground is a ...

The wreckage of a U.S. Navy jet that crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state has been found, the Navy announced late Wednesday afternoon. The crashed EA-18G Growler aircraft was spotted at ...

Mt. Rainier is shorter than we all thought … 10 feet shorter. New GPS measurements measure the new peak, a rocky patch along the Southwest rim, at 14,399.6 feet. Rainier’s old ice cap peak ...

Bears in Mount Rainier – a phrase that’s probably etched into your brain like a bear claw on a tree trunk. But why stop there ...

A Navy aircraft that crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening has been found, but the search for the two crew members who were on board was ongoing, the Navy said.

The crash site of the Navy EA-18G Growler rests on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, the Navy said in a press release provided to USA TODAY. The Navy has set up an emergency response center on ...

The best time to visit Mount Rainier National Park is July through August, when wildflowers transform the park's subalpine meadows and the dry, warm weather provides optimal hiking conditions.

Mount Rainier supports the UDF file system and automatically formats a blank disk when writing for the first time. Mount Rainier allows the disk to be ejected before being fully formatted by "de ...