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America’s National Parks

Puzzle 66 · Northwest and the Pacific · Page 94 in print

Mount Rainier

Flowing from the summit of Mount Rainier into the White River Valley, Emmons Glacier covers more area than any other glacier in the lower 48 states, though Carbon Glacier holds more ice.

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Nisqually glacier curves down the slope of Mount Rainier, a small creek emerging from the snow-covered terminus halfway up a deep valley banked with moraines.

Nisqually Glacier viewed from Paradise.

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Tahoma Glacier descending from the rocky summit of Mount Rainier.

Tahoma Glacier seen from Emerald Ridge.

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  1. Camp Muir

    Camp Muir, the high camp with distinctive stone structures on Mount Rainier.

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  2. Carbon Glacier

    Carbon Glacier, the glacier holding more ice by volume than Emmons Glacier.

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  3. Columbia Crest

    Columbia Crest, the summit of Mount Rainier on its recent lava cone.

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  4. Emmons Glacier

    Emmons Glacier, the glacier descending into the White River Valley.

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  5. Lahar

    A lahar, a fast-flowing volcanic mudflow carrying water, rocks and other debris.

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  6. Longmire

    Longmire, the historic park headquarters and mineral-springs resort area.

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  7. Myrtle Falls

    Myrtle Falls, the named waterfall reached from the Paradise area’s Skyline Trail.

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  8. Nisqually

    Nisqually Glacier, the much-studied glacier near Paradise.

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  9. Ohanapecosh

    Ohanapecosh, the old-growth forest area in the southeast of Mount Rainier National Park.

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  10. Paradise

    Paradise, the park’s high visitor area known for views and wildflower meadows.

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  11. Rainier

    Mount Rainier, the volcano whose slopes and glaciers dominate the park.

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  12. Sluiskin

    Sluiskin, the Indigenous guide who led the 1870 climbers to a base camp near Paradise.

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  13. Tahoma

    Tahoma, one of the Indigenous names for Mount Rainier.

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  14. Van Trump

    P. B. Van Trump, one of the climbers who made the first recorded summit climb in 1870.

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  15. Wonderland

    The Wonderland Trail, the long trail encircling Mount Rainier.

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Sources

  1. Mount Rainier Historic Landmark District - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  2. Mount Rainier Glaciers - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  3. Volcanoes - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  4. Volcanic Features - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  5. Longmire - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  6. Paradise - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  7. Ohanapecosh - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  8. Mount Rainier History - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service
  9. The Wonderland Trail - Mount Rainier National ParkNational Park Service

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