Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Mt.Rainier?

I need the address of Mt Rainier National Park for driving directions using google.



Apart from that i would like to know which areas shud i visit, like sunrise area,paradise area. My intention is simply 2-3 hrs spending time there sight seeing and other.



So exactly which area shud i go and whats the driving directions for it.

Kindly suggestMt.Rainier?
Check out their website. It'll give you various ways to get there from various areas. It includes a map. Here's an address:



By Mail:



Superintendent

Mount Rainier National Park

55210 238th Avenue East

Ashford, WA 98304



By Phone:



Park Headquarters

360-569-2211
Try Goggle Earth !! Just type in Mt Rainier National Park and see what you get !!Mt.Rainier?
The first source is the official website.

The second source offers directions.

The third source (excerpted below) is wikipedia information on the National Park.

The fourth source is wikipedia information on the "mountain".



Enjoy your visit...



Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northwest Lewis County in Washington state.[1] It was established on March 2, 1899, the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains 368 mi虏 (954 km虏) including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,410-foot (4,392 m) stratovolcano. The mountain rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park ranging from 1,600 feet (490 m) to over 14,000 feet (4,300 m). The highest point in the Cascade Range, around it are valleys, waterfalls, subalpine wildflower meadows, old growth forest and more than 26 glaciers. The volcano is often shrouded in clouds that dump enormous amounts of rain and snow on the peak every year and hide it from the crowds that head to the park on weekends.



Mount Rainier is circled by the Wonderland Trail and is covered by several glaciers and snowfields totaling some 35 mi虏 (91 km虏). Carbon Glacier is the largest glacier by volume in the continental United States, while Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier by area. About 1.3 million people visit Mount Rainier National Park each year. Mount Rainier is a popular peak for mountain climbing with some 10,000 attempts per year with approximately 25% making it to the summit.



The park contains outstanding examples of old growth forests and subalpine meadows. It is a natural setting of the Pacific Northwest region



Paradise

Main article: Paradise, Washington

Paradise (46.79掳 N 121.74掳 W[2])is the name of an area at approximately 5,400 feet (1,600 m) on the south slope of Mount Rainier in the national park. Paradise is the most popular destination for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park.[3] 62% of the over 1.3 million people who visited the park in 2000 went to Paradise.[4] Paradise is the location of the historic Paradise Inn (built 1916),[5] Paradise Guide House (built 1920) and Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center (built 1966).[6]



The National Park Service says that "Paradise is the snowiest place on Earth where snowfall is measured regularly."[7] 1,122 inches (93.5 ft, 28.5 m) of snow fell during the winter of 1971-1972, setting a world record for that year.[7][8] It also holds the Cascade Range record for most snow on the ground with 367 inches (9.3 m) on March 10 1956.[9].



Longmire (46.75掳 N 121.81掳 W) is a visitor center in Mount Rainier National Park, located 15 miles (24 km) east of the Nisqually Entrance. It is home to Mount Rainier's National Park Inn and the National Park Service administration building for the park. Longmire is the second most popular destination for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park after Paradise. 38% of the over 1.3 million people who visited the park in 2000 visited to Longmire.[4] The Cougar Rock Campgound is about 2 miles (3 km) north west of Longmire.[1]



Sunrise (46.91掳 N 121.64掳 W) is a lodge and visitor center located in the northeastern part of Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County, Washington, United States. At an elevation of 6,400 feet (1,950 m), it is the highest point in the park that is accessible by vehicle. There are miles of trails located all around Sunrise, such as Mount Fremont and Sourdough Ridge. The lodge is reachable via a 10 mile (16 km) turnoff from WA 410 near the White River entrance.Mt.Rainier?
I suggest you forget about Mount Rainier - it's best from a distance.

Instead - buy a season for Seattle Opera.
ok take 15 south to 18 east then the Auburn Enumclaw Exit take a left at the light you are now on Auburn Way take to Enumclaw Wa road then turns to Griffin Ave then it ends at ending take a left onto 410 take all the way up to Paradise and Sunrise

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