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Mount Rainier

#35 in World

United States

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Elevation
4,392 m
Coordinates
46.8523, -121.7603
Category
mountains

Overview

Most heavily glaciated peak in the contiguous US.

About

Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large, active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. At 14,406 ft (4,391 m) it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington, the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States, and the tallest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

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