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Mount Rainier National Park Volunteers from Waseda University in Tokyo built a picnic area and viewpoint at Kautz Creek
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Use the research resources provided below to learn more about Mount Rainier National Park and the National Park Service. Whether or not you are planning to visit the park, this page is for you.

Explore your national parks, monuments, historic sites, trails and more. Use the web to learn more about all National Park Service sites.

Learn more about the history and development of the National Park Service and is mission.

Visit Northwest Park Science to learn about the Northwest's most interesting scientific research projects. Each section includes an online activity, photos from the field, a link to a newspaper article on the subject, and more resourcs.

High school and college students will find a wealth of information about Mount Rainier in Nature & Science and History & Culture. These sections include information about the park's geology, archaeology, history, air quality, wildlife, museum collection, NatureNotes written and illustrated by early park rangers, vegetation and soils, a research catalog that covers Olympic and North Cascades National Parks as well as Mount Rainier, and much more.
Drawing of apple, books, chalkboard with letters written on it.
For Teachers
Learn about curriculum materials, edcuational programs and teacher workshops at Mount Rainier.
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Northwest face of Mount Rainier and Emmons Glacier as seen from Sunrise.

Did You Know?
Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states at 35 square miles of snow and ice with Emmons Glacier being the largest by surface area with 4.3 square miles of ice. The Emmons is best viewed from Sunrise on the NE side of the mountain.
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Last Updated: December 14, 2011 at 16:56 MST