Moont Rainier (pronoonced: ) is the heicchest mountain o the Cascade Range o the Paceefic Northwast, an the heichest moontain in the state o Washington.
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Moont Rainier |
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 Moont Rainier as viewed frae the northeast. |
Heichest pynt |
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Elevation | 14,411 ft (4,392 m) NGVD 29[1][2] |
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Prominence | 13,211 ft (4,027 m) [3] Ranked 21st[4] |
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Isolation | 1,177 kilometre (731 mi) |
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Leetin | U.S. state heich pynt Ultra
Decade Volcano |
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Coordinates | 46°51′10″N 121°45′37″W [5] |
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Geografie |
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Moont Rainier Naitional Pairk, Pierce Coonty, Washington, U.S.
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State/Province | US-WA |
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Parent range | Cascade Range |
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Topo map | USGS Moont Rainier Wast |
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Geology |
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Age o rock | 500,000 years |
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Muntain teep | Stratovolcano |
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Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
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Last eruption | November tae December 1894[6] |
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Climbing |
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First ascent | 1870 bi Hazard Stevens an P. B. Van Trump |
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Easiest route | rock/ice climb via Disappointment Cleaver |
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