page_title: Mount Rainier National Park
section_title: Sunrise
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Rainier National Park / Major attractions / Sunrise
caption_attribution_description: English: Mount Rainier (14,411 ft, 4392 m); Steamboat Prow (9720+ ft, 2963+ m, right of center); Emmons Glacier (left); Winthop Glacier (right of Steamboat Prow); Curtis Ridge (behind Winthop Glacier); stitched panorama; please see "Other versions" for source images. This &#32;image&#32;was created with Hugin. Viewpoint location: Dege Peak Spur Trail, Mount Rainier National Park Viewpoint elevation: 2117 meter (6945 ft) View direction: 244° Location source: Garmin GPSmap 60CSx Location Datum: WGS84
context_page_description: Mount Rainier National Park is an American national park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. The park was established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,411-foot stratovolcano. The mountain rises abruptly from the surrounding land with elevations in the park ranging from 1,600 feet to over 14,000 feet. The highest point in the Cascade Range, Mount Rainier is surrounded by valleys, waterfalls, subalpine meadows, and 91,000 acres of old-growth forest. More than 25 glaciers descend the flanks of the volcano, which is often shrouded in clouds that dump enormous amounts of rain and snow.
  Mount Rainier is circled by the Wonderland Trail and is covered by glaciers and snowfields totaling about 35 square miles. Carbon Glacier is the largest glacier by volume in the contiguous United States, while Emmons Glacier is the largest glacier by area. Mount Rainier is a popular peak for mountaineering with some 10,000 attempts per year with approximately 50% making it to the summit.
context_section_description: Sunrise (46.91°N 121.64°W) is a lodge and visitor center located in the northeastern part of the park. At an elevation of 6,400 feet (1,950 m), it is the highest point in the park that is accessible by vehicle. There are miles of trails located all around Sunrise, such as Mount Fremont, Burroughs Mountain, and Sourdough Ridge. The lodge is reachable via a 10-mile (16 km) turnoff from SR 410 near the White River entrance.
caption: The Emmons Glacier (upper left) dominates the northeast face of Mount Rainier in the view from the subalpine meadows of Sunrise (lower right).
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