Jeff Goulden Mount Rainier National Park Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Mount Rainier at 14,410' is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. This image was photographed from the beautiful Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State. The image shows the meadow in full bloom with aster, lupine, bistort and other wildflowers.

Mount Rainier, in Washington State, is the highest peak in the Cascade Range at 14,410'. The sub-alpine meadows that surround the mountain put on a brilliant display of wildflowers every summer. This meadow of lupine and bistort was photographed at Spray Park, just north of the mountain near Mowich Lake. Because of reduced winter snowfall and an unseasonably warm June, the wildflower season came early in 2015. This scene, shot in June would normally not be seen until late July.

At 14,410' above sea level, Mount Rainier dominates the landscape of the Puget Sound region. Mount Rainier is the highest point in Washington State, and is also the most glaciated mountain in the continental United States. This picture of a cross country skier was taken from Reflection Lakes in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

For a few weeks every year, the meadows of Mount Rainier are filled with an amazing variety of wildflowers. The earliest blooms come as the last of the winter snow is melting. Depending on elevation, summer weather and the amount of snow, the blooming season can be July through September. This photograph was taken in July at Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is an herbivorous, smaller relative of the rabbit. These cute rodents can be found in the mountains of western North America usually above the tree line in large boulder fields. The pika could become the first mammal in United States to be listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a result of global climate change. This pika was found near Mount Fremont, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The Tatoosh Range is a rugged mountain range located south of Mount Rainier. The range runs east-west and has 25 named peaks, the highest of which is Unicorn Peak at 6,971 feet above sea level. This view of the Tatoosh Range was photographed from Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) is a type of squirrel found in the mountainous areas of western North America. Because of its stripes and cheek pouches the Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel is often thought of as a chipmunk. It is considerably larger than the chipmunk and lacks facial stripes. This squirrel was photographed on Mount Fremont in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Tipsoo Lake, at an elevation of 5299 feet above sea level, is an alpine lake within the Northern Cascade Range located near the summit of Chinook Pass in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA. The area is popular with photographers as the meadows abound with the vibrant wildflowers in the summer and changing colors in the fall. This picture was taken in September as the shift to fall colors began.

At 14,410' above sea level, Mount Rainier dominates the landscape of the Puget Sound region. Mount Rainier is the highest point in Washington State, and is also the most glaciated mountain in the continental United States. This picture of a snowshoe hiker was taken in the winter from Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Townsend's chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is a small rodent in the squirrel family. It lives in the forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia through western Washington and Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named for John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist. This chipmunk was photographed at Clover Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The vibrant green shamrock (Oxalis acetosella) is a traditional Irish symbol of good luck and prosperity. This shamrock plant was found along the Nisqually River in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Glaciers form when snow accumulates over many years and eventually compacts into ice. The weight of the ice causes the glacier to slowly flow down a mountain, cracking along the way to form crevasses. Mount Rainier’s 25 glaciers makes it the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. The 25 glaciers have a combined area of 35 square miles. The Puyallup Glacier was photographed from Klapatche Park on the west side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 93 mile Wonderland Trail encircles Mount Rainier. The trail crosses many ridges and valleys, gaining and losing 22,000 feet of elevation along the way. The Wonderland Trail was built in 1915 and in 1981 was designated a National Recreation Trail. At 14,410' above sea level, Mount Rainier dominates the landscape of the Puget Sound region. Mount Rainier is the highest point in Washington State, and is also the most glaciated mountain in the continental United States. This picture of Mount Rainier was photographed from the Wonderland Trail by Klapatche Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

This young female hiker is enjoying the view of Mount Rainier reflected in Aurora Lake. This photograph was taken at Klapatche Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA - August 29, 1984: A family of three hikers rests beside large rocks and looks at the snout of the Carbon Glacier.

This adult male backpacker is hiking in the fog through a meadow of beargrass on the Wonderland Trail. This photograph was taken on the Cowlitz Divide in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

In September and October, the Puget Sound country is often blanketed with fog all day. To get out of the fog and into sunshine just drive above it into the mountains. This view of the foggy lowlands was photographed at sunset from Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The word chiaroscuro is Italian for light and shadow. Chiaroscuro, in art and photography, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually to bring out a three dimensional effect in a two dimensional work of art. In this photograph chiaroscuro is achieved from the way that the fog makes the near objects darker and clearer than the far objects in the picture. This photograph was taken on a foggy day from Berkeley Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

McNeeley Peak is a 6,786 feet summit which is part of the Sourdough Mountains near Mount Rainier. McNeeley Peak was photographed from the Huckleberry Creek Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

At 14,410' above sea level, Mount Rainier dominates the landscape of the Puget Sound region. Mount Rainier is the highest point in Washington State and is also the most glaciated mountain in the continental United States. This picture of Mount Rainier in the winter was taken from the beautiful Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Mount Rainier at 14,410' is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. This view of the ancient volcano was taken at sunset from the Gobbler's Knob fire lookout located west of Mount Rainier. The nearby boulders take on the reddish hue from the sun as the mountain turns pink. Gobbler's Knob is in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Townsend's chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is a small rodent in the squirrel family. It lives in the forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia through western Washington and Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named for John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist. This chipmunk was photographed while trying to find food in a backpack on Mount Fremont in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

If it were not a volcanic remnant of Mount Rainier, Little Tahoma Peak, at 11,138 feet above sea level, would be considered the third highest mountain in Washington State. This picture of Little Tahoma and Stevens Ridge was taken from the Snow Lake Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

This blacktail deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is grazing in an alpine meadow at Alta Vista near Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

This young woman hiker is sniffing a beargrass blossom on the Glacier Basin Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is an herbivorous, smaller relative of the rabbit. These cute rodents can be found in the mountains of western North America usually above the tree line in large boulder fields. The pika could become the first mammal in United States to be listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a result of global climate change. This pika was found near Mount Fremont in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

This Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) is sunning on a rock in the Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Marmots are large furry members of the squirrel family. They are about the size of a small dog. They can be frequently seen and heard in mountainous terrain. Marmots typically live in burrows dug from the soil or within rockpiles. They hibernate in their burrows through the winter. Marmots are highly social animals and may be seen in families. To communicate, they whistle loudly, especially when alarmed. This Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) is feeding on wildflowers in the Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is an herbivorous, smaller relative of the rabbit. These cute rodents can be found in the mountains of western North America usually above the tree line in large boulder fields. The pika could become the first mammal in United States to be listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a result of global climate change. This pika was found near Mount Fremont, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

This Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) is sunning on a rock in the Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

At 14,410' above sea level, Mount Rainier dominates the landscape of the Puget Sound region. Mount Rainier is the highest point in Washington State and is also the most glaciated mountain in the continental United States. This picture of Mount Rainier reflected in an alpine lake was taken from Klapatche Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The American Pika (Ochotona princeps) is an herbivorous, smaller relative of the rabbit. These cute rodents can be found in the mountains of western North America usually above the tree line in large boulder fields. The pika could become the first mammal in United States to be listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a result of global climate change. This pika was found near Sunrise Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

For a few weeks every year, the meadows of Mount Rainier are filled with an amazing variety of wildflowers. The earliest blooms come as the last of the winter snow is melting. Depending on elevation, summer weather and the amount of snow, the blooming season can be July through September. This photograph was taken in late September at Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Marmots are large furry members of the squirrel family. They are about the size of a small dog. They can be frequently seen and heard in mountainous terrain. Marmots typically live in burrows dug from the soil or within rockpiles. They hibernate in their burrows through the winter. Marmots are highly social animals and may be seen in families. To communicate, they whistle loudly, especially when alarmed. This Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) is feeding on wildflowers in the Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 200 species of Castilleja are commonly known as Indian Paintbrush. These annual and perennial plants are native to the western part of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia. These plants are classified in the broomrape family. They are considered a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of grasses and forbs. The name honors the Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo. In Northern Arizona they can be found in open meadows among the grasses they need to thrive. These Castilleja were photographed on the Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

For a few weeks every year, the meadows of Mount Rainier are filled with an amazing variety of wildflowers. The earliest blooms come as the last of the winter snow is melting. Depending on elevation, summer weather and the amount of snow, the blooming season can be July through September. This photograph was taken in early August at Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

For a few weeks every year, the meadows of Mount Rainier are filled with an amazing variety of wildflowers. The earliest blooms come as the last of the winter snow is melting. Depending on elevation, summer weather and the amount of snow, the blooming season can be July through September. This photograph was taken in early August at Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Glaciers form when snow accumulates over many years and eventually compacts into ice. The weight of the ice causes the glacier to slowly flow down a mountain, cracking along the way to form crevasses. Mount Rainier’s 25 glaciers makes it the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. The 25 glaciers have a combined area of 35 square miles. As glaciers move down the mountain, they scour the landscape leaving boulder strewn fields called moraines. The lateral moraine of the Nisqually Glacier was photographed from Paradise on the south side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 200 species of Castilleja are commonly known as Indian Paintbrush. These annual and perennial plants are native to the western part of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia. These plants are classified in the broomrape family. They are considered a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of grasses and forbs. The name honors the Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo. In Northern Arizona they can be found in open meadows among the grasses they need to thrive. These Castilleja were photographed on the Paradise Meadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Glaciers form when snow accumulates over many years and eventually compacts into ice. The weight of the ice causes the glacier to slowly flow down a mountain, cracking along the way to form crevasses. Mount Rainier’s 25 glaciers makes it the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. The 25 glaciers have a combined area of 35 square miles. As glaciers move down the mountain, they scour the landscape leaving boulder strewn fields called moraines. The lateral moraine of the Nisqually Glacier was photographed from Paradise on the south side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Glaciers form when snow accumulates over many years and eventually compacts into ice. The weight of the ice causes the glacier to slowly flow down a mountain, cracking along the way to form crevasses. Mount Rainier’s 25 glaciers makes it the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. The 25 glaciers have a combined area of 35 square miles. As glaciers move down the mountain, they scour the landscape leaving boulder strewn fields called moraines. The lateral moraine of the Nisqually Glacier was photographed from Paradise on the south side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

This Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) is feeding on wildflowers in the Paradise Meadows at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Usually full of water after the spring snowmelt, Aurora Lake dries out in the late summer and fall. Aurora Lake is at Klapatche Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Usually full of water after the spring snowmelt, Aurora Lake dries out in the late summer and fall. Aurora Lake is at Klapatche Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Usually full of water after the spring snowmelt, Aurora Lake dries out in the late summer and fall. Aurora Lake is at Klapatche Park in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The Mount Fremont Fire Lookout is a rustic style building in the northern part of Mount Rainier National Park. It sits on top of a rocky outcrop at an elevation of 7317 feet above sea level. The building is maintained as a historic structure and is no longer used as a fire lookout. The lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1991. Mount Fremont Lookout is located near Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Whenever glaciers are nearby, you are sure to find large boulders known as glacial erratics. These boulders are deposited by the constant downhill movement of the glacier and left exposed as the glacier recedes. This glacial erratic was found in the alpine meadows at Upper Palisades Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA - September 28, 2014: A young man takes a picture with his cell phone while standing on a rock ledge on Burroughs Mountain.

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA - September 28, 2014: A young man takes a picture with his cell phone while standing on a rock ledge on Burroughs Mountain.

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA - September 28, 2014: A young man takes a picture with his cell phone while standing on a rock ledge on Burroughs Mountain.

Mount Fremont is a 7,317 feet peak in the Sourdough Mountains of the Cascade Range near Mount Rainier. This view of Mount Fremont was photographed from Burroughs Mountain near Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Mount Fremont is a 7,317 feet peak in the Sourdough Mountains of the Cascade Range near Mount Rainier. This view of Mount Fremont was photographed from Burroughs Mountain near Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Mount Fremont is a 7,317 feet peak in the Sourdough Mountains of the Cascade Range near Mount Rainier. This view of Mount Fremont was photographed from Burroughs Mountain near Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 93 mile Wonderland Trail encircles Mount Rainier. The trail crosses many ridges and valleys, gaining and losing 22,000 feet of elevation along the way. The Wonderland Trail was built in 1915 and in 1981 was designated a National Recreation Trail. This scene of rock formations was photographed from above Panhandle Gap, the highest point on the trail at 6800 feet. The Wonderland Trail is in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 93 mile Wonderland Trail encircles Mount Rainier. The trail crosses many ridges and valleys, gaining and losing 22,000 feet of elevation along the way. The Wonderland Trail was built in 1915 and in 1981 was designated a National Recreation Trail. This scene of an alpine tarn or pond was photographed near Panhandle Gap, the highest point on the trail at 6800 feet. The Wonderland Trail is in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 93 mile Wonderland Trail encircles Mount Rainier. The trail crosses many ridges and valleys, gaining and losing 22,000 feet of elevation along the way. The Wonderland Trail was built in 1915 and in 1981 was designated a National Recreation Trail. This scene of an alpine tarn or pond was photographed near Panhandle Gap, the highest point on the trail at 6800 feet. The Wonderland Trail is in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

The 93 mile Wonderland Trail encircles Mount Rainier. The trail crosses many ridges and valleys, gaining and losing 22,000 feet of elevation along the way. The Wonderland Trail was built in 1915 and in 1981 was designated a National Recreation Trail. This scene of a glacial moraine was photographed near Panhandle Gap, the highest point on the trail at 6800 feet. The Wonderland Trail is in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Glaciers form when snow accumulates over many years and eventually compacts into ice. The weight of the ice causes the glacier to slowly flow down a mountain, cracking along the way to form crevasses. Mount Rainier’s 25 glaciers makes it the most glaciated mountain in the lower 48 states. The 25 glaciers have a combined area of 35 square miles. As glaciers move down the mountain, they scour the landscape leaving boulder strewn fields called moraines. The lateral moraine of the Nisqually Glacier was photographed from Paradise on the south side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Townsend's chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is a small rodent in the squirrel family. It lives in the forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia through western Washington and Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named for John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist. This chipmunk was photographed while trying to find food in a backpack on Mount Fremont in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.

Townsend's chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is a small rodent in the squirrel family. It lives in the forests and mountains of the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia through western Washington and Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named for John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist. This chipmunk was photographed while trying to find food in a backpack on Mount Fremont in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA.