Mount Rainier— Living safely with a volcano in your backyard
Fact Sheet
2008-3062
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Abstract
Majestic Mount Rainier soars almost 3 miles (14,410 feet) above sea level and looms over the expanding suburbs of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Each year almost two million visitors come to Mount Rainier National Park to admire the volcano and its glaciers, alpine meadows, and forested ridges. However, the volcano's beauty is deceptive - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research shows that Mount Rainier is one of our Nation's most dangerous volcanoes. It has been the source of countless eruptions and volcanic mudflows (lahars) that have surged down valleys on its flanks and buried broad areas now densely populated. To help people live more safely with the volcano, USGS scientists are working closely with local communities, emergency managers, and the National Park Service.
Suggested Citation
Driedger, C.L., Scott, W.E., 2008, Mount Rainier— Living safely with a volcano in your backyard (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3062, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20083062.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mount Rainier— Living safely with a volcano in your backyard |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2008-3062 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20083062 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Hazards Program |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| Other Geospatial | Mount Rainier |