Washington's Mount Rainier National Park will not require timed-entry reservations during the 2026 summer season, quietly ...
A new seismic station was installed in August 2025 on Burley Mountain, near Mount Rainier. After a swarm of earthquakes ...
A colorful sunrise lights up the sky over Mount Rainier as seen from Tumwater, Washington, on Feb. 26, 2022. New measurements suggest that Mount Rainier, Washington’s tallest peak, has shrunk. The ...
The top of Mount Rainier is no longer the top of Mount Rainier. The frozen ice cap on top of Washington’s iconic mountain — recognized for generations as the tippy top — is melting as the atmosphere ...
New measurements suggest that Mount Rainier, Washington’s tallest peak, has shrunk. The reason? Melting ice, likely caused by climate change. The mountain has gotten roughly 10 feet shorter over time, ...