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Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier's wilderness as seen from the Cowlitz Divide
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Check http://twitter.com/#!/MountRainierNPS for daily winter road status.

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Mount Rainier National Park
A Source of Inspiration

Learn about glaciers. Discover life in a rainforest. Hike the Wonderland Trail. Explore subalpine ecology. Watch clouds shroud the mountain and disappear. Visit a rustic historic building. Dream about climbing to the summit. Study geology. Experience a mountain meadow. Listen to a glacier crack.
BE INSPIRED!

 
Mount Rainier reflected in a sub-alpine lake.

What's New at Mount Rainier?

Want to know if the road to Paradise is open? Get daily park road status updates this winter on Mount Rainier's official twitter page: http://twitter.com/#!/MountRainierNPS 

A new video gallery takes you inside the changing seasons of Mount Rainier and behind-the-scenes of park operations.

Learn about Winter Recreation at Mount Rainier.

Park Notices
Current information of temporary closures and other advisories.

All vehicles are required to carry tire chains in the park beginning November 1. more...

 

Park Web Cameras

Is the Mountain out? What's the weather like at Paradise? Take a look at our live MountainCam to find out! Then, from the Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center, look toward the east and west, or get a view of the visitor center itself. Look south to see the Tatoosh Range from the Tatoosh Range Webcam, and check the air quality camera monitoring the visibility over the Nisqually Valley. Want to see the view from the mountain? Check out the Camp Muir webcam. Or go further down the mountain and see what it's like at Longmire.

Additional information can be found on our weather page, including the current weather forecast.


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Ride the Paradise Shuttle!

Why worry about traffic and trying to find parking? Ride the shuttle to Paradise instead! From June 24 through September 4, 2011, you can ride the weekend shuttle to Paradise, with an option to begin outside the park in Ashford, Washington or inside the park at Longmire and Cougar Rock. By riding the shuttle, you will also help Mount Rainier reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and consequently aide in protecting the park's natural and cultural resources.


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Volunteer at Mount Rainier

Join our team! Visit our Volunteers-In-Parks page for information about how to participate in upcoming volunteer projects, or to apply for long-term internships and other volunteer positions.


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Write to

Mount Rainier National Park
55210 238th Ave. East
Ashford, WA 98304

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Phone

Headquarters
(360) 569-2211

Headquarters (TDD)
(360) 569-2177

Fax

(360) 569-6519

Climate

A Pacific maritime climate characterized by rainy, mild winters and cool, dry summers controls northwest weather patterns. Mountain weather is very changeable. Wet, cold weather can occur anytime of the year. While late-July and August can be the driest, warmest time of the year, summer can also be wet and cool.  Winter brings heavy snowfall; snowpacks can linger well into summer.
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The mountain's namesake: Rear Admiral Peter Rainier of the British Navy.

Did You Know?
In 1792, Captain George Vancouver of the British Navy became the first European to sail into the Puget Sound. On the horizon, he noted a large, snowy mountain, known to local Native Americans as Tahoma, Takhoma, or Tacobet. Vancouver named it for his colleague Rear Admiral Peter Rainier.

Last Updated: January 26, 2012 at 16:27 MST

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