Mt. Rainier has lost its status as a year-round ice-capped peak, according to a new survey that shows the iconic mountain is ...

Researchers believe that melting ice and snow shifted the true summit of the iconic peak from a frozen ridge to a pile of ...

A new study shows that all five ice-capped peaks in the Lower 48 have shrunk, including Mt. Rainier, which has lost 10 feet ...

The top of Mount Rainier is no longer the top of Mount Rainier. The frozen ice cap on top of Washington’s iconic mountain — recognized for generations as the tippy top — is melting as the atmosphere ...

A colorful sunrise lights up the sky over Mount Rainier as seen from Tumwater, Washington, on Feb. 26, 2022. New measurements suggest that Mount Rainier, Washington’s tallest peak, has shrunk. The ...

USGS scientist Carolyn Driedger, right, and Mount Rainier National Park ranger Scott Beason frame the terminus of the Nisqually Glacier during a training session for seasonal rangers at the park on ...

Re: “Here’s when Mount Rainier National Park will be open this winter” (Nov. 1, Outdoors): Once again winter access to Mount Rainier has been reduced to four days a week. By closing the gate at ...

On Friday, October 4, Kilian Jornet topped out on Mount Rainier, marking the successful completion of his States of Elevation project. The Spanish mountaineer and ultrarunner has climbed all 72 ...