Seattle local Eric Gilbertson recently became the first to measure a season of temps on Rainier's summit. It's getting warmer ...

Mt. Rainier has lost its status as a year-round ice-capped peak, according to a new survey that shows the iconic mountain is shrinking—and its summit has even shifted location. The study, published in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A colorful sunrise lights up the sky over Mount Rainier as seen from Tumwater, Washington, on Feb. 26, 2022. New measurements ...

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 ...

Mount Rainier National Park is a landscape organised around ice. A volcanic summit rises above forests and subalpine meadows, while glaciers descend into valleys and feed rivers across Washington.