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Table of Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Chapter 1: Naming The Mountain
Chapter 2: Glacier, Glaciers Everywhere
Chapter 3: The Wild Side
Chapter 4: Visiting Mount Rainier
Chapter 5: It's a Volcano!
Glossary, Sources, About the Author
Chapter 1: Naming The Mountain
Chapter 2: Glacier, Glaciers Everywhere
Chapter 3: The Wild Side
Chapter 4: Visiting Mount Rainier
Chapter 5: It's a Volcano!
Glossary, Sources, About the Author
"The mountain is out!" That's what you hear people in Seattle say when it's a nice day. Mount Rainier is about 60 miles southeast of Seattle. It's 14,411 feet tall so you can see it from practically everywhere, but only when there are no clouds to block the view. In this book you'll learn lots of fun facts about Mount Rainier. Maybe you'll think of them the next time the mountain is out.
Mt. Rainier is 60 miles from Seattle.
Introduction
"The mountain is out!" That's what you hear people in Seattle say when it's a nice day. Mount Rainier is about 60 miles southeast of Seattle. It's 14,411 feet tall so you can see it from practically everywhere, but only when there are no clouds to block the view. In this book you'll learn lots of fun facts about Mount Rainier. Maybe you'll think of them the next time the mountain is out.
Mt. Rainier is 60 miles from Seattle.
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Naming the Mountain
Did you know that Mount Rainier was not always called Mount Rainier? The first people who lived here, the Native Americans, called it Tahoma. That means "mother of waters."
An explorer named George Vancouver sailed his ship into Puget Sound in the year 1792. He was sent here to make maps and claim land for England. It must have been a clear day, because he saw the mountain. He named it after his friend Peter Rainier. But Peter wasn't even on the boat, and never saw the mountain that was named after him.
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Naming the Mountain
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Some people want to change the mountain's name back to Tahoma. What do you think?
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Mount Rainier in summer.
Glaciers, Glaciers Everywhere!
"Mother of waters" was actually a good name for Mount Rainier. It has more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States (not counting Alaska). In the summer when it gets warm, some of the glacier ice melts into water. The water flows into six different rivers. People and towns use the river water for drinking, farming, and even for making electricity.