View Of Mount Rainier In Washington State On A Sunny Fall Afternoon. Mount Rainier, Also Known As Tahoma Or Tacoma, Is A Large, Active Stratovolcano In The Cascade Range Of The Pacific Northwest, Located 59 Miles 95 Km South-Southeast Of Seattle In Mount Rainier National Park. With A Summit Elevation Of 14,411 Ft 4,392 M, It Is The Highest Mountain In The U.s. State Of Washington, And Of The Cascade Range, The Most Topographically Prominent Mountain In The Contiguous United States, And The Tallest In The Cascade Volcanic Arc. Due To Its High Probability Of Eruption In The Near Future, Mt. Rainier Is Considered One Of The Most Dangerous Volcanoes In The World, And It Is On The Decade Volcano List. Because Of Its Large Amount Of Glacial Ice, Mt. Rainier Could Produce Massive Lahars That Could Threaten The Entire Puyallup River Valley. `About 80,000 People And Their Homes Are At Risk In Mount Rainier’S Lahar-Hazard Zones.`

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