<P> Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state . It was established on March 2 , 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States . The park encompasses 236,381 acres ( 369.35 sq mi ; 956.60 km ) 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 are 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 . </P>
<P> Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state . It was established on March 2 , 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States . The park encompasses 236,381 acres ( 369.35 sq mi ; 956.60 km ) 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 are 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 . </P>
when did mount rainier become a national park
when did mount rainier become a national park
March 2 , 1899
March 2 , 1899