The Olympian (TCA) on MSN9d
Mount Rainier is getting shorter. Here’s what is happening with WA’s highest point
The mountain has gotten roughly 10 feet shorter over time, down from 14,410 feet, according to scientist and mountaineer Eric ...
National Parks Traveler4d
Mount Rainier Is Shrinking According To New Measurements
Rainier's new (unofficial) high point is rock at least, so it won't be shrinking. At least, not faster than the normal pace ...
News Tribune9d
Mount Rainier is getting shorter. Here’s what is happening with WA’s highest point
A colorful sunrise lights up the sky over Mount Rainier as seen from Tumwater ... indicating that the southwest side of Rainier’s crater rim is the new apex at 14,399.6 feet.
Tallest mountain in Washington state is getting shorter. Blame climate change
The mountain has gotten roughly 10 feet shorter over time, down from 14,410 feet, according to scientist and mountaineer Eric ...
IFLScience on MSN7d
Washington’s Mount Rainier May Be Shrinking As Ice Melts
“Until recently,” Gilbertson wrote in a blog post, Mount Rainier “was one of the few peaks in the contiguous US with a ...
AOL9d
Mount Rainier is getting shorter. Here’s what is happening with WA’s highest point
New measurements suggest that Mount Rainier, Washington’s tallest ... measurements indicating that the southwest side of Rainier’s crater rim is the new apex at 14,399.6 feet.
Scientists discover Washington's tallest mountain is SHRINKING
A mountaineer discovered that a famous peak in Washington is shrinking. The expert found the the formation's ancient ice cap ...
IFLScience7d
Washington’s Mount Rainier May Be Shrinking As Ice Melts
Mount Rainier is an icon of the Washington state ... now stands at 4,385.8 meters (14,389.2 feet) while the southwest crater rim had a height of 4,389 meters (14,399.6 feet).