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Mount Rainier National Park By: Ethan h.

Location of Mount Rainier National Park National Park is Located in Washington (not DC)

Relief Map Mount Rainier National Park Emmons Glacier Winthrop Glacier The peak of Mount Rainier Cowlitz Glacier Tahoma Glacier Nisqually Glacier

The History of Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park was established on March 2, 1899. Mount Rainier National Park covers 236,381.49 acres or 369.35 square miles. John Muir suggested that Mount Rainier should become a national park because of its beautiful wildflowers. Mount Rainier is a active volcano that last erupted between 1820 and 1894.

How was Mount Rainier formed? Mount Rainier was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions and smaller lava flows over the last 40 million years! Water runoff from annual rain and snowfall has eroded Mount Rainier to its current form.

Types of rock found on Mount Rainier Two other rock types are found with the Andesite. These are: Basalt - a dark-colored, fine-grained, igneous rock Rhyolite - an igneous, volcanic rock with a glassy appearance The magma that flows out of Mount Rainier is Andesite. Andesite is an igneous volcanic rock with a high silica content.

How is Mount Rainier Changing? Mount Rainier is constantly changing due to the glaciers. The glaciers are changing the volcano in two ways. First, by eroding at the surface of the rock. Second, as the glaciers move they break rocks off and use them to scrape at the surface. These changes make the volcano smaller (1000 feet shorter in 6000 years) and create different landforms. Glacier movement

Special landforms of Mount Rainier National Park There are 5 primary glaciers in the park: Tahoma – most majestic Emmons (largest) Winthrop (2nd largest) Cowlitz – currently retreating Nisqually - fastest moving (29 inches per day!) Mount Rainier has numerous glaciers that shape the land to what it is now. These landforms include cirques (deep bowl shaped holes), horns (peaks) and aretes (ridges). Some cirque lakes include: Tipsoo Crescent Mowich

Environmental issues affecting Mount Rainier Nitrogen and sulfur from air pollution may collect in lakes and streams and be harmful to wildlife and plants in the area. Scientists continually study the effects of climate change on the glaciers and impact on the park ecosystems.

Technology preserving Mount Rainier National Park Scientists use drones to take aerial photos. They use specialized software to combine these photos with satellite images and compare them to historical photos. This gives scientists a history of change in glacier length, area, debris cover, etc.

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