| Mount Rainier National Park was established in 1899. There are 235,625 acres, and 97% of that is designated as Wilderness. The park includes Mount Rainier reaching 14,410 feet, an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice. The park contains outstanding examples of old growth forests and sub alpine meadows. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1997 as a showcase for the "NPS Rustic" style architecture of the 1920s and 1930s. Whether hiking on its flanks, climbing its summit, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing on its slopes, camping along its glacier-fed rivers, photographing wildflower displays in subalpine meadows, or just admiring the view, nearly two million people come to enjoy the grandeur and beauty of Mount Rainier each year. |
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