Mount Rainier
CountryUSA
TypeStratovolcano
Elevation4392 m
Last Eruption1894
About Mount Rainier
Most dangerous volcano in the USA due to massive lahars. Over 80,000 people live in lahar hazard zones. An eruption would send mudflows racing toward Seattle at 80 km/h. Has 26 major glaciers with 5x more ice than all other Cascade volcanoes combined.
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