History and Facts of Mt. Rainier

From Wikipedia: Mount Rainier was first known by the local Salishan speakers as Talol, or Tacoma or Tahoma. One hypothesis of the word origin is [təˡqʷuʔbəʔ] ("mother of waters"), in the Lushootseed language spoken by the Puyallup people.

Another hypothesis is that "Tacoma" means "larger than Mount Baker" in Lushootseed: "Ta", larger, plus "Koma (Kulshan)", Mount Baker. Other names originally used include Tahoma, Tacobeh, and Pooskaus.

The current name was given by George Vancouver, who named it in honor of his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier. The map of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 refers to it as "Mt. Regniere".

Mt Rainier has a somewhat disputed elevation.

Mt Rainier is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft, though Mt Rainier National Park website puts it at 14,410 feet.

1792 - Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy observed the mountain while surveying the Pacific coast.

1870 - P.B. Van Trump and General Hazard Stevens are the first recorded to the summit 

1883 - James Longmire opens a hotel and spa - The Longmire Springs Hotel.

1899 - Mt Rainier becomes the 5th largest national park.

2017 - Team JBT Rainier Summit 

The list of Cascade Volcanoes include Mt. Rainier, Mt. Shasta, Mt Adams, Mt. Hood, Mt. Baker, Glacier Peak, Mt. Jefferson, Lassen Peak, Silverthrone Caldera, South Sister, North Sister, Middle Sister, Mt. McLoughlin. Only two of these mountains reach 14,000 feet; Mt. Shasta at 14,162ft and Mt. Rainier at 14,411ft. All of the rest sit below 12,500 ft.