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Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateWashington
Elevation14,400 ft (4,389 m)
Prominence13,222 ft (4,030 m) — an ultra-prominent peak
RangeCascade Range
Protected areaMount Rainier Wilderness

Source: Wikidata Q194057 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Mount Rainier

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.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peak lists

Sources: · Wikidata "highest point" (P610) for the state

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q194057; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.