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Ashford, 23 miles
Auburn, 62 miles
Buckley, 59 miles
Crystal Mountain, 46 miles
Eatonville, 44 miles
Elbe, 31 miles
Enumclaw, 63 miles
Greenwater, 19 miles
Mineral, 19 miles
Morton, 30 miles
Packwood, 29 miles
Randle, 48 miles
Tacoma, 60 miles
Yakima, 74 miles
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Related Links and Web Sites
Listed below are links to websites that provide information about Mt Rainier National Park to aid in planning a trip to the highest peak in Washington. Discover the park's attractions, points of interest, activities and history.
Mount Rainier National Park
This links to the National Park Service's home page for Mount Rainier
National Park, which provides extensive information on natural and cultural
resources. The park's 378 square miles contains vast expanses of
pristine old-growth forests, subalpine flower meadows and spectacular alpine
scenery.
Mount
Rainier National Park Centennial Web Site
A site built by a group of volunteers. Information on Centennial
events, as well as facts, history, maps and photos.
Mount Rainier, Washington
Index page for Mount Rainier, on the official web site of the USGS, Cascades
Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington. Has many related links,
graphics, maps, images and other items of interest.
Mount Rainier
Visitor Association
Located in Ashford at Highway 706 E, MRVA is the guide to lodging,
restaurants and dining, shopping, festivals and events. This website
features an interactive map for trip planning and the latest weather
conditions with Realtime Images.
Mount Rainier National Park
GORP provides an excellent overview of Mt Rainier. Find complete information
on climbing to the summit, hiking trails, wildflowers, campsites, snow
skiing and much more.
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The
Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier by Bruce
Barcott. Mount Rainier, North America's biggest volcano, looms over Seattle
like an invitation to... adventure? Disaster? Discovery? It's all of the
above for Bruce Barcott, a Seattle writer who captures the mountain from
multiple angles in this luminous biography that defines Rainier's landscape
to be like none other on the continent.
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Mountaineering:
Freedom of the Hills: 50th Anniversary by The Mountaineers. From choosing
equipment to tying a climbing knot, from basic rappelling techniques to
planning an expedition, it is all here in this mountaineering reference. A
team of experts, all active climbers and climbing educators, reviewed,
revised, and updated this compendium to reflect the latest in mountaineering
equipment and techniques.
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Mt.
Rainier: Adventures and Views by John Harlin III and James Martin. Photographer James Martin
captures the awesome beauty of this majestic peak, from its icy glaciers to
its lush alpine meadows, while climber and writer John Harlin provides
engrossing accounts of adventure on the mountain.
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Washington's
Mount Rainier National Park: A Centennial Celebration by Tim McNulty
(Author) and
Pat O'Hara (Photographer). This book lets you see the mountain
through all its facets, such as the geologic and climatic forces that continue
to shape it, the rich legacy of humans' relationship with it and its
delicate ecosystems.
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Flora
of Mount Rainier National Park, 1st Edition
by David Biek.
Oregon State University Press.
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Adventure
Guide to Mount Rainier: Hiking, Climbing and Skiing in Mt. Rainier National
Park by Jeff Smoot. Includes descriptions of tourist trails, nature
trails, off-trail hiking, bike routes, minor peak scrambling, skiing and
snowshoeing areas, and of course, summit routes.
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