Mt. Ranier
The Mountain from Mom's backyard at the old place in Buckley
The Mountain, early in the morning, from the road near the old place in
Buckley
Statistics*
Height: 14,410 ft.
Greatest snowfall ever (anywhere): 93.5 ft. in 1972 (at Paradise ranger
station.)
Greatest glacier system in U.S.: nearly 50 square miles.
Largest single glacier in U.S.
Places to visit in Mt. Ranier National Park*
Paradise (5,400 ft., Paradise Inn, close-up view of Nisqually Glacier)
Longmire (park headquarters)
Sunrise (6,400 ft., visitor center, alpine meadows, close-up view
of Emmons Glacier)
* Sunset Travel Guide to Washington, 1984, Lane Publishing Co.
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