Mount Rainier looms over the Pacific Northwest, its snow-capped summit visible from Seattle on clear days. At 14,411 feet, this stratovolcano is not just a scenic backdrop—it is one of the most ...

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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, known as ...

According to the new paper, Mount Rainier’s highest point is a fraction of an inch below 14,400 feet, or 10 feet below the U.S. Geological Survey’s longstanding official measurement of 14,410 feet.

The highest point in the continental United States just moved. Columbia Crest, the iconic ice dome that has crowned Mount ...

Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain triggering ...

Re: “Here’s when Mount Rainier National Park will be open this winter” (Nov. 1, Outdoors): Once again winter access to Mount Rainier has been reduced to four days a week. By closing the gate at ...

Re: “Mount Rainier reservation system is no paradise for locals” (Dec. 6, Opinion): I found myself agreeing with Dani Ehlinger about biweekly reservation drops for Mount Rainier National Park as a way ...

We asked. You answered. Our annual Readers’ Choice awards highlights the best of the city in numerous categories. From neighborhoods to restaurants and all in-between, these are your picks about what ...

"Seattle's Morning News" hosted Dr. Ralina Joseph, a professor at the University of Washington, on MLK Day to discuss how we talk about race. SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional ...

SEATTLE -- Doctors took dramatic action to bring a lost hiker found in whiteout conditions on Washington's Mount Rainier back from the dead. Hiker Michael Knapinski was lifeless when Navy crews found ...