It’s been a week since tragedy unfolded near Mount Rainier, with two military pilots crashing during a naval training ...

The U.S. Navy declared on Sunday the two missing aviators who crashed last week near Mount Rainier dead. The identities of the crew members from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, also called the ...

In a discovery that has literally changed the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier—Washington state's towering icon—has been found to be shorter than previously known. A local ...

RailCycle, as this conveyance is called, is the newest attraction offered by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, which returned from hiatus in 2023 under new ownership. Tours ($38 per seat ...

is the second-tallest peak in Washington after Mount Rainier, it is probably the second most obscure, after Glacier Peak. Mount Adams is on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and is located ...

Researchers also used methods to downscale atmospheric variables, such as precipitation and temperature, from the atmosphere grid to subgrid topographic units established in their earlier studies ...

Weather is a major factor in planning a visit to Mount Rainier. It can snow as early as ... Start your visit by picking up a map at one of the park's visitor centers. There is plenty of wildlife ...

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.

How did Mount Everest come to be the world’s tallest mountain, towering more than 200 metres above the next two highest peaks? Geologists suggest the mountain owes part of its extra height to ...

A Central Washington University student died while hiking last week in Mount Rainier National Park. Charles Tetreault was a junior majoring in clarinet performance and music education.

Around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 29, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office received calls about a man who had gone missing while climbing solo on Mount Baker. The 39-year-old man from ...