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Mount Rainier National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. What event caused Mount Rainier National Park to close on November 6, 2006?
A) Pineapple Express rainstorm
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Earthquake
D) Wildfire outbreak
  • 2. How much rain fell in Mount Rainier National Park during the November 6, 2006 storm?
A) 25 inches (635 mm)
B) 5 inches (127 mm)
C) 18 inches (460 mm)
D) 10 inches (254 mm)
  • 3. Which campground was destroyed and has not reopened after the 2006 flooding?
A) Paradise Campground
B) Sunshine Point Campground
C) Mowich Lake Campground
D) Longmire Campground
  • 4. Which road in Mount Rainier National Park remained closed to vehicle traffic after the 2006 flooding?
A) Skyline Trail Road
B) Carbon River Road
C) Nisqually River Road
D) Paradise Road
  • 5. When did Mount Rainier National Park reopen to automobile traffic after the 2006 flooding?
A) December 1, 2006
B) June 30, 2007
C) January 15, 2007
D) May 5, 2007
  • 6. What was the reason for the closure of the south side of Mount Rainier National Park beyond Longmire in November 2022?
A) Wildlife conservation efforts
B) Severe weather conditions
C) Inadequate staffing
D) Infrastructure repairs
  • 7. Which recreation areas were closed for the rest of the winter season in 2022?
A) Only hiking trails
B) Visitor centers
C) Several, including a sledding hill
D) All campgrounds
  • 8. How was the closure of Mount Rainier National Park modified in 2023?
A) Closed all park entrances permanently
B) Restricted access only to weekends
C) Allowed winter access to Paradise from Thursdays through Mondays
D) Opened all areas without restrictions
  • 9. When will timed entry reservations be required for vehicles using the Paradise and Sunrise corridors?
A) Only in winter months from 2025
B) Beginning in 2024 during peak summer months
C) Starting in 2023 year-round
D) From 2026 onwards, only on weekends
  • 10. What percentage of Mount Rainier National Park's annual visitors come between July and September?
A) 50 percent
B) 90 percent
C) 70 percent
D) 30 percent
  • 11. How many vascular plant species have been identified in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Approximately 500
B) About 700
C) More than 960
D) Less than 300
  • 12. What is the potential vegetation type of Mount Rainier National Park according to A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation types?
A) Grassland
B) Alpine Meadows & Barren, or Alpine tundra
C) Deciduous forest
D) Coniferous forest
  • 13. What is the potential vegetation form of Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Alpine Meadow
B) Subalpine Forest
C) Montane Shrubland
D) Lowland Prairie
  • 14. What is the Lushootseed name for Mount Rainier?
A) "Tacoma Mountain"
B) "Tacoma"
C) "Rainier Peak"
D) "Mount Tacoma"
  • 15. Where was the earliest evidence of human activity found?
A) Bench Lake Trail
B) Fryingpan Creek
C) Mount Rainier Summit
D) Goat Island Mountain
  • 16. What type of artifacts were found in the rock shelter near Fryingpan Creek?
A) Fishing tools
B) Pottery shards
C) Agricultural implements
D) Hunting artifacts
  • 17. Which tribes are suggested to have used the rock shelter near Fryingpan Creek?
A) Puyallup Tribe
B) Yakama Tribe
C) Nisqually Tribe
D) Columbia Plateau Tribes
  • 18. Who led the archeological study of Mount Rainier area in 1963?
A) National Park Service
B) Richard D. Daugherty
C) Washington State University
D) Allan H. Smith
  • 19. What was the main conclusion of Richard D. Daugherty's study?
A) Permanent habitation existed in the park area.
B) Prehistoric humans used the area most heavily between 8000 and 4500 BP.
C) The tribes had agreed upon boundaries before treaties with the U.S.
D) The park was primarily used for agriculture.
  • 20. Who conducted interviews with elderly Native Americans and studied ethnographic literature?
A) Allan H. Smith
B) National Park Service
C) Richard D. Daugherty
D) Washington State University
  • 21. What did Allan H. Smith find regarding permanent habitation in the park area?
A) Temporary shelters were common.
B) Permanent settlements were widespread.
C) No evidence of permanent habitation.
D) Evidence of permanent villages.
  • 22. For what purposes was Mount Rainier National Park used according to Allan H. Smith?
A) Hunting and gathering, and occasional spirit quests.
B) Industrial activities.
C) Agriculture and trade.
D) Permanent settlements and farming.
  • 23. Which tribes were tentatively concluded to have divided the park area?
A) Columbia Plateau Tribes
B) Nez Perce and Chinook tribes
C) Sioux and Apache tribes
D) Nisqually, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Yakama, and Taidnapam (Upper Cowlitz)
  • 24. What is the time frame when treaties with the United States were made?
A) 1000 to 300 BP
B) 1854–55
C) 8000 to 4500 BP
D) 1963
  • 25. What aspect of Allan H. Smith's theory was later doubted?
A) The tribes had agreed upon boundaries before treaties with the U.S.
B) The dating of projectile points.
C) The presence of Columbia Plateau Tribes.
D) The use of the park for hunting and gathering.
  • 26. When was Mount Rainier National Park established?
A) January 15, 1885
B) March 2, 1899
C) July 4, 1901
D) November 11, 1912
  • 27. How many acres does Mount Rainier National Park cover?
A) 200,000 acres
B) 150,000 acres
C) 300,000 acres
D) 236,381 acres
  • 28. What is the elevation of Mount Rainier?
A) 14,410 feet
B) 13,800 feet
C) 12,500 feet
D) 15,000 feet
  • 29. What was Mount Rainier National Park's visitor count in 2024?
A) Over 1.6 million
B) About 500,000
C) Under 1 million
D) Exactly 2 million
  • 30. When did Mount Rainier National Park receive its wilderness designation?
A) 1997
B) 1988
C) 1975
D) 2005
  • 31. What is the highest point in the Cascade Range?
A) Mount St. Helens
B) Mount Rainier
C) Mount Adams
D) Mount Hood
  • 32. Which area is not one of the three general areas leading into Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Sunset
B) Sunrise
C) Paradise
D) Carbon River and Mowich Lake area
  • 33. What is the total area covered by glaciers and snowfields on Mount Rainier?
A) 50 square miles
B) 60 square miles
C) 20 square miles
D) About 35 square miles (91 km2)
  • 34. What is the largest glacier by area on Mount Rainier?
A) South Tahoma Glacier
B) Emmons Glacier
C) Carbon Glacier
D) White River Glacier
  • 35. What percentage of attempts successfully reach the summit of Mount Rainier?
A) 100%
B) 25%
C) 75%
D) 50%
  • 36. What was the original name of Mount Rainier Forest Reserve before it became a national park?
A) Sierra Nevada Forest Reserve
B) Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve
C) Pacific Forest Reserve
D) Cascade Forest Reserve
  • 37. Who was one of the first individuals to climb Mount Rainier and later became a key figure in establishing national parks?
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) Charles Piper
C) Edward Sturgis Ingraham
D) John Muir
  • 38. In what year did John Muir visit Mount Rainier?
A) 1888
B) 1893
C) 1875
D) 1900
  • 39. What was the 'conservation-through-use' view associated with?
A) The Sierra Club
B) John Muir
C) National Geographic Society
D) Gifford Pinchot
  • 40. Which organization did John Muir persuade to support the movement to protect Rainier as a national park?
A) Sierra Club
B) Scientific associations
C) Northern Pacific Railway
D) National Geographic Society
  • 41. Which mammal species are found in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Cougar
B) Koala
C) Polar bear
D) Giraffe
  • 42. What type of climate is experienced at higher elevations within Mount Rainier National Park according to the Köppen classification?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Mediterranean
C) Desert climate
D) Subarctic climate (Dsc)
  • 43. Which bird species listed is a raptor found in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Peregrine falcon
B) Robin
C) Duck
D) Sparrow
  • 44. What type of fish can be found spawning in the White River near Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Mountain whitefish
B) Sculpins
C) Bull trout
D) Pink salmon
  • 45. What record did Paradise hold during the 1971/72 year in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Least amount of precipitation
B) Most rainfall in a year
C) The snowiest place on Earth where snowfall is measured regularly
D) Highest temperature recorded
  • 46. What was the Plant Hardiness zone at Sunrise Visitor Center as per the USDA?
A) 7c
B) 6a
C) 5b
D) 8a
  • 47. Which historic district designation does Mount Rainier National Park hold?
A) Local Landmark District
B) State Historical Park
C) World Heritage Site
D) National Historic Landmark District
  • 48. How many locations in the park are on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 20
B) 10
C) 42
D) 55
  • 49. What percentage of visitors went to Paradise in 2000?
A) 30%
B) 45%
C) 62%
D) 75%
  • 50. Which historic building was rebuilt in 2008 at Paradise?
A) Paradise Inn
B) Paradise Guide House
C) Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center
D) Sunrise Lodge
  • 51. How many companies were authorized to operate commercial mountain guide services in the park as of 2024?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Ten
D) One
  • 52. Which developed area in the park does not have a view of Mount Rainier?
A) Ohanapecosh.
B) Longmire.
C) Carbon River Entrance Station.
D) Sunrise.
  • 53. What major event in 2006 affected the northwest quadrant of Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Landslides blocked all access routes.
B) An earthquake caused landslides.
C) Floods severely damaged the roads.
D) A wildfire destroyed large areas.
  • 54. How is Mount Rainier National Park primarily accessed?
A) By vehicles.
B) By waterways.
C) By hiking trails.
D) By railroads.
  • 55. What percentage of visitors went to Longmire in 2000?
A) 50%.
B) 60%.
C) 25%.
D) 38%.
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