MT. RAINIER

FUN FACTS:

-- Mt. Rainier stands more than 14,000 feet tall

-- Mount Rainier is the highest mountain in the entire state and fifth tallest in the lower 48 states.

-- The ice caves of Mt. Rainier are being studied for their similarity to conditions on planets like Mars.

-- On clear days, Mount Rainier can be seen as far away as Corvallis, Oregon and Victoria, British Columbia.

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