Called Tacoma (or Tahoma) by generations of Northwest Native Americans, Mount Rainier was named after Admiral Peter Rainier in 1792 by English explorer George Vancouver, who sighted the enormous ...

Parody accounts for Mount Rainier (left) and Mount Hood have been battling it out online. Photos: Wolfgang ...

If it were to erupt, the consequences could be devastating for the tens of thousands of residents in nearby cities such as Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland. Despite its inactivity, Mount Rainier is ...

Mount Rainier has yet to announce whether it will ... Matt Wakefield, chief marketing and data officer for the Tacoma-Pierce County Tourism authority, said they simply don’t know when or if ...