At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with explosive force—the largest volcanic event in U.S. history. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a massive landslide that tore away the ...

The lower slopes of Mount Shasta offer sweeping sunset views across Northern California’s volcanic expanse. The snow dusted ...

If you’re looking to enjoy the mountains of Washington without tackling super challenging trails, this list is for you. There ...

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 ...

One Missoulian is training to be the first blind man to complete both Mount Rainier (Tahoma) and Baker (Koma Kulshan) in a ...

TACOMA – The swarm began shortly before 1:30 a.m. near Mount Rainier’s summit, with the largest earthquake being a 1.7 magnitude, the USGS said on X just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. “Currently, there is ...

“I went up there on August 28 the first time and I measured Columbia Crest and the southwest rim and I found that Columbia Crest has melted about 22 feet since the last ground survey in 1998 and it’s ...

Brent Okita did something recently that’s not likely to happen again. The 55-year-old Enumclaw, Wash., resident became the second person to make 500 trips to the 14,411-foot summit of Mount Rainier.

Rose Vanderhoof, 78, became the oldest woman to summit Washington’s Mount Rainier on July 10. Courtesy of Rose Vanderhoof A 78-year-old woman climbed the tallest mountain in Washington by “taking one ...

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. — Chinook Pass (SR 410) and Cayuse Pass (SR 123) will close for the winter season within Mount Rainier National Park on Friday. There is increased snow in the ...

Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain triggering ...