One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal ... For the northwest entrances (Carbon River and Mowich Lake), take Wash. 410 to Wash. 169 to Wash.

An enormous underground water store containing three times the volume of Lake Mead has been ... in the Cascades include Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood, and Mount Shasta.

Snow days are few and far between in the Willamette Valley, but up on Mount Hood it’s not hard to find them. If you want to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mt. Hood currently has a peak snowpack of 63 inches or 5.25 feet, the second-deepest snowpack in the state, data recorded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation ...

The best way to get around Mount Rainier National Park is by car since ... Another access point in the northwest is Mowich Lake, but due to heavy snowfall, it is only open in the summer.

Mount Hood, which is located about 70 miles east of Portland, is Oregon's tallest peak at approximately 11,240 feet, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It attracts more than 10,000 climbers ...

Portland, Oregon ... can be at the top of Mount Hood and you can see to the north Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and if it's very clear, you can almost see up to Mount Rainier.