Carbon Glacier is the largest glacier by volume in the contiguous United States, while Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier by area. Mount Rainier is circled by the Wonderland Trail and is covered by glaciers and snowfields totaling about 35 square miles (91 km 2). More than 25 glaciers descend the flanks of the volcano, which is often shrouded in clouds that dump enormous amounts of rain and snow. The highest point in the Cascade Range, Mount Rainier is surrounded by valleys, waterfalls, subalpine meadows, and 91,000 acres (142.2 sq mi 368.3 km 2) of old-growth forest.

The mountain rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park ranging from 1,600 feet to over 14,000 feet (490–4,300 m). The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres (369.3 sq mi 956.6 km 2) including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,410-foot (4,390 m) stratovolcano. Mount Rainier National Park is an American national park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. Location in the United States Show map of the United States

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