Mount Rainier Tallest Mountain in Contiguous United States
Featured geographic landmark: Mount Rainier — located 54 miles southeast of Seattle. Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano) in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle. It towers over the Cascade Range as the most prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and Cascade Volcanic Arc at 14,411 feet (4,392 m). […]