Lupines And Paintbush With Mount Rainier And Lenticular Cloud Mount Rainier National Park Washington Photographic Print On Canvas By Dennis Frates

Mount Rainier National Park Canvas Prints Mount Rainier National Park Canvas Prints Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington. It was established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park encompasses 236,381 acres including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,411-foot (4,392 m) stratovolcano. 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 highest point in the Cascade Range, around it is valleys, waterfalls, subalpine meadows, old-growth forest and more than 25 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 square miles (91