A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.

Mount Rainier has three distinct summits. The highest is Columbia Crest (4,392m), situated on the crater's western rim. In 1870, the first successful climbers of Mount Rainier identified this as ...

WA’s tallest peak, Mount Rainier, seems to be shrinking, ... He recently took measurements indicating that the southwest side of Rainier’s crater rim is the new apex at 14,399.6 feet.

Mount Rainier is an icon of the Washington state landscape. An active volcano, ... (14,389.2 feet) while the southwest crater rim had a height of 4,389 meters (14,399.6 feet).

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption ...

A swarm of hundreds of small earthquakes has been detected rumbling deep below Mt. Rainier in Washington State early Tuesday morning, though geologists stress there is no cause for concern.

The Pacific Northwest is facing high wildfire danger this summer, and in response, every national park in the region has now ...

Looking north over Mt. Saint Helen’s crater edge, Mt. Rainer is seen about 50 miles away. ... The view on clear days features Mount Adams, Mount Rainier and Spirit Lake on the horizon.

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He’s also worked and lived at Crater Lake, the Oregon Caves, Mount St. Helens, ... Mount Rainier National Park. Local family: Parents, Don and Judy Bacher; sister, Lisa Dilbone ...