Mount Rainier
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Summary
Mount Rainier is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.045% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,071 views/month, #6 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: sacred mountain[5], stratovolcano[6]
- Named after: Peter Rainier[7]
- Made from material: andesite[8], basaltic andesite[9]
- Commons category: Mount Rainier[10]
- Coordinate location: 46.85166666666667, -121.76027777777777[11]
- Significant event: first ascent[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Rainier[13]
- Commons gallery: Mount Rainier[14]
- Described at URL: https://openbeta.io/area/30b4a234-c0cb-5c94-99dd-bf7d0bfe997b/[15]
- Described by source: The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Native label: Mount Rainier[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 4389[18]
- Topographic isolation: 1177[19]
- Topographic prominence: 4030[20]
- Directions: versant Sud-Est[21]
- Located in protected area: Mount Rainier Wilderness[22]
- Volcano observatory: Cascades Volcano Observatory[23]
- Mountain range: Cascade Range[24]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mount Rainier[25]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Mount Rainier from Sumner, Washington[26], Category:Views of Mount Rainier[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Rainier include Tacoma[28], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1875[31] and Mount Rainier National Park[32], a National Park of the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1899[35].
Why It Matters
Mount Rainier has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Tacoma[28], a city in the United States[29], in United States[30], founded in 1875[31] and Mount Rainier National Park[32], a National Park of the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1899[35].