Mount Rainier

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Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and Cascade Volcanic Arc at 14,411 feet (4,392 m). The mountain and the surrounding area are protected within Mount Rainier National Park. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states with 35 square miles (91 km2) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each over 1,000 feet (300 m) in diameter with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed the world's largest volcanic glacier cave network within the ice-filled craters. A small crater lake about 130 by 30 feet (40 m × 9.1 m) in size and 16 feet (5 m) deep, the highest in North America with a surface elevation of 14,203 feet (4,329 m), occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 100 feet (30 m) of ice and is accessible only via the caves.

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[HDDave01]

Visited last year, quite a site!

[sweetpea027]

Yes Splendid is the right word to use.

I agree. Wish I could see it in person one of these days. Thanks for sharing with me Michael. Take care. God bless & keep you.

Ava

[llibmahargtube]

Absolutely beautiful photography and choice of music to go with it. I live in Oregon, not far from Mt. Rainier. Your video editing skills are superb. The movement makes some of the images appear to be almost 3D. You are a true artist. Thanks for sharing this with us. Isn't YouTube great!!!

[sprichbeeke]

Splendid!!!

[michaelasmika]

Frumos ....te duce pe taramul....viselor.