The U.S. Geological Survey said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation and would issue additional alerts "as ...

Whether a first-time climber, or an experienced mountaineer, the time to prepare for your 2025 Mt. Rainier climb begins now.

Hundreds of small earthquakes have rattled Mount Rainier this week in the largest swarm of tremors in more than a decade.

Hundreds of earthquakes are detected at or near Mount Rainier each year, with "swarms" typically occurring once or twice ...

Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak are four of the active volcanoes in Washington state. The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier.

Fortunately, there was a roadside fruit stand selling, yup, Rainier cherries. Once in, many visitors stop at Longmire while others continue up the mountain to check into the Paradise Inn , which ...

The last large earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier occurred in 2009 and lasted for three days. The swarm resulted in more than 1,000 earthquakes and the largest was of a 2.3 magnitude, according to ...

Sports; Outdoors; Mount Rainier is shrinking and now has a new summit Oct. 8, 2024 Updated Wed., Oct. 9, 2024 at 6:28 p.m. The view from the top of Chair 2 at the Alpental ski area near Snoqualmie ...

Last year, Mount Rainier National Park turned to a timed-entry reservation system for visitors who wished to enter the park during peak hours during its busiest months. The pilot program, which ...

This means Mount Rainier is approximately 10 feet shorter than its historically recorded height of 14,410 feet, which was first measured by triangulation in 1914 and officially established in 1956.