This is a repost from the archives, an older post by Henrik which has been updated to reflect more recent findings. Did you know there are 255 volcanoes or volcanic features listed in the US?

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what that means for visitors.

Glaciers of Mount Rainier overlaid on a base map LIDAR image showing topography. United States Geological Survey Pelto, who has spent four decades studying glaciers, said glaciers are losing mass ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range.

In 1870, the first successful climbers of Mount Rainier identified this as the main summit. The other summits are Point Success (approximately 4,315m) and Liberty Cap (approximately 4,301m).

Climbing Mt. Rainier requires proficiency in mountaineering skills including crevasse rescue, snow and ice climbing techniques, glacier travel, and rope work. Consider joining a mountaineering ...

Mount Rainier National Park is shaking up its wilderness fee permit structure, going from a flat rate by group to a nightly per-person fee. Overnight wilderness permits will cost $10 per person ...

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.

This simplified hazard map around Mount St. Helens in Washington State highlights zones at risk for hazards such as near-volcano pyroclastic flows and rockfalls as well as more distant mudflows.

In the wake of the Mount St. Helens eruption, the U.S. Geological Survey set up an l ahar detection system at Mount Rainier in 1998, which since 2017 has been upgraded and expanded.

The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years.