| Abstract: | Mount Rainier is an active volcano that first erupted about half a million years ago. Because of Rainier‘s great height (14,410 feet above sea level) and northerly location, glaciers have cut deeply into its lavas, making it appear deceptively older than it actually is. Mount Rainier is known to have erupted as recently as in the 1840s, and large eruptions took place as recently as about 1,000 and 2,300 years ago. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 32235 |
| Citation Author: | Sisson, Thomas W. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Volcano Science Center, Cascades Volcano Observatory |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation LatN: | 46.94 |
| Citation LatS: | 46.79 |
| Citation LonE: | -121.64 |
| Citation LonW: | -121.88 |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | 2 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 95-642 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | History and hazards of Mount Rainier, Washington; 1995; OFR; 95-642; Sisson, Thomas W. |
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| Citation Year: | 1995 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | History and hazards of Mount Rainier, Washington; 1995; OFR; 95-642; Sisson, Thomas W. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/ofr_95-642.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0642/ |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/0642/of95-642.pdf |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Feb 2000 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
