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Timeline of Mount Rainier expeditions
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Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano within the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest.[1] The mountain is within modern-day Washington state, 59 miles south south-east of Seattle.[1] Mt. Rainier is the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, the fifth tallest in the contiguous 48, and the most prominent peak in the contiguous 48.[1][2] The peak can be seen from approximately 150 miles away.[1] It is classified as an active volcano with the last eruptions occurring between 1894 and 1895.[1] Mt. Rainier has a height of 14,410 ft and a prominence of 13,246 ft.[3][1]
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