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e Mount Rainier National Park

Established in 1899, Mount Rainier National Park encompasses
369 sq miles (956 sq km), of which 97 percent is designated Wilderness.
Its centerpiece is Mount Rainier, an active volcano towering 14,410 ft
(4,392 m) above sea level. Surrounded by old-growth forest and
wildflower meadows, Mount Rainier was named in 1792 by Captain
George Vancouver for fellow British naval officer Peter Rainier.
Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1997,
the park, which features 1920s and 1930s National
Park Service rustic architecture, attracts two
million visitors a year. The summer draws hikers, Olympia Carbon River entrance
mountain climbers, and campers; the winter Ipsut Creek
lures snowshoers and cross-country skiers.

WONDERLAND TRAIL WONDERLAND TRAIL

Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier Nisqually Glacier
Close to Paradise, the Nisqually Glacier is
one of the most visible on Mount Rainier.
It is currently retreating.

Cougar Rock

Longmire
WESTSIDE ROAD
• NIS QUALLY ROAD •
Nisqually
Entrance
Kautz
Creek

Mount Rainier Narada Falls National Park Inn
One of the more spectacular and This small and cozy inn,
easily accessible cascades along located in Longmire and
the Paradise River, Narada Falls is open year-round, is a
just a short, steep hike from the perfect spot from which
Nisqually road. The falls plummet to enjoy the stunning
168 ft (51 m). view of Mount Rainier.
For hotels and restaurants see pp288–90 and pp300–2

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