Mount Rainier National Park
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| Mount Rainier National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | Washington |
| Nearest city | Tacoma, WA |
| Area[1] | 236,381 acres (956.6 km²) {235,670 acres (953.7 km²) federal} |
| Established | March 2, 1899 |
| Visitors[2] | 1,047,685 (in 2007) |
| Governing body | U.S. National Park Service |
| Website | NPS - Mount Rainier |
Mount Rainier National Park is located in west-central Washington. Mount Rainier is an active Cascade volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and glacial ice. The 14,410’ mountain is surrounded by lush old growth forests, spectacular subalpine meadows and a National Historic Landmark District that showcases the "NPS Rustic" style architecture of the 1920s and 1930s.
