Rising 14,410 feet above the ocean, Mount Rainier can be seen from Seattle on a clear day, only a couple of hours away. With its cone-shaped peak, it’s an active volcano and one of the most glaciated ...

The route follows single-track mountain bike trails, unpaved roads and 4×4 tracks through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest ...

If you plan to drive to the Sunrise Corridor of Mount Rainier National Park this summer, you will have to jump through some hoops to get there. In an announcement on its Instagram page on May 8 ...

May 2—Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad's wooden trestle bridge between Mineral and Morton caught fire Wednesday night and collapsed on Thursday afternoon in a blaze investigators say was "human-caused." ...

MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. — New drone video shows the extensive fire damage to the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s largest wooden trestle bridge and the surrounding area. The heat from the fire ...

Carlson Block is one of the businesses in Wilkeson that gets a boost each summer from tourists headed to Mount Rainier National Park. Now, with the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge closed, local ...

The 103-year-old bridge that served as the only gateway to the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park has been permanently closed by the Washington State Department of Transportation. “ ...

This area is home to numerous fault lines and tectonic boundaries, where the Earth’s plates interact ... Scientists closely monitor seismic activity to predict potential volcanic events. Mount Rainier ...

"Mount Rainier may be one of the most iconic volcanoes in the U.S., but it's also considered the most dangerous. In this video, we dive into why Mount Rainier poses such a significant threat ...

ASHFORD, Wash. — Visitors flock to Mount Rainier for its iconic views but Saturday the park became a platform for a growing national movement. Dozens gathered as part of a nationwide day of ...

Whether a first-time climber, or a seasoned veteran, preparation for this the Mt. Rainier journey begins now. The actual climbing season begins around late May and runs through September.

In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center ...