Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Mt. Rainier National Park

Home to 35 glaciers and a stratovolcano it has over 1.1 million visitors a year.  The tallest part of the park is the Cascada Ranges that reaches over 14000 feet.  It was established in 1899 and is more than 236,000 acres.  It is also home to the two largest glaciers in the continental U.S. Carbon glacier and Emmons.  This park is located in Washington, southeast of Pierce county and northeast of lewis county.  The most visited spot at the park is Paradise (62% of the visitors go here).  It is said to get the most snowfall in a year than anywhere else.

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