Mount Rainier National Park - Quiz
Mount Rainier National Park
  • 1. What event caused Mount Rainier National Park to close on November 6, 2006?
A) Earthquake
B) Volcanic eruption
C) Pineapple Express rainstorm
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) 10 inches (254 mm)
C) 5 inches (127 mm)
D) 18 inches (460 mm)
  • 3. Which campground was destroyed and has not reopened after the 2006 flooding?
A) Paradise Campground
B) Longmire Campground
C) Mowich Lake Campground
D) Sunshine Point Campground
  • 4. Which road in Mount Rainier National Park remained closed to vehicle traffic after the 2006 flooding?
A) Carbon River Road
B) Paradise Road
C) Nisqually River Road
D) Skyline Trail Road
  • 5. When did Mount Rainier National Park reopen to automobile traffic after the 2006 flooding?
A) January 15, 2007
B) May 5, 2007
C) December 1, 2006
D) June 30, 2007
  • 6. What was the reason for the closure of the south side of Mount Rainier National Park beyond Longmire in November 2022?
A) Inadequate staffing
B) Severe weather conditions
C) Wildlife conservation efforts
D) Infrastructure repairs
  • 7. Which recreation areas were closed for the rest of the winter season in 2022?
A) Visitor centers
B) Only hiking trails
C) All campgrounds
D) Several, including a sledding hill
  • 8. How was the closure of Mount Rainier National Park modified in 2023?
A) Closed all park entrances permanently
B) Opened all areas without restrictions
C) Restricted access only to weekends
D) Allowed winter access to Paradise from Thursdays through Mondays
  • 9. When will timed entry reservations be required for vehicles using the Paradise and Sunrise corridors?
A) Only in winter months from 2025
B) From 2026 onwards, only on weekends
C) Starting in 2023 year-round
D) Beginning in 2024 during peak summer months
  • 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) More than 960
B) Less than 300
C) Approximately 500
D) About 700
  • 12. What is the potential vegetation type of Mount Rainier National Park according to A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation types?
A) Deciduous forest
B) Coniferous forest
C) Alpine Meadows & Barren, or Alpine tundra
D) Grassland
  • 13. What is the potential vegetation form of Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Subalpine Forest
B) Alpine Meadow
C) Lowland Prairie
D) Montane Shrubland
  • 14. What is the Lushootseed name for Mount Rainier?
A) "Rainier Peak"
B) "Tacoma Mountain"
C) "Tacoma"
D) "Mount Tacoma"
  • 15. Where was the earliest evidence of human activity found?
A) Mount Rainier Summit
B) Goat Island Mountain
C) Fryingpan Creek
D) Bench Lake Trail
  • 16. What type of artifacts were found in the rock shelter near Fryingpan Creek?
A) Agricultural implements
B) Hunting artifacts
C) Pottery shards
D) Fishing tools
  • 17. Which tribes are suggested to have used the rock shelter near Fryingpan Creek?
A) Puyallup Tribe
B) Nisqually Tribe
C) Yakama Tribe
D) Columbia Plateau Tribes
  • 18. Who led the archeological study of Mount Rainier area in 1963?
A) Washington State University
B) Allan H. Smith
C) National Park Service
D) Richard D. Daugherty
  • 19. What was the main conclusion of Richard D. Daugherty's study?
A) Prehistoric humans used the area most heavily between 8000 and 4500 BP.
B) Permanent habitation existed in the park area.
C) The park was primarily used for agriculture.
D) The tribes had agreed upon boundaries before treaties with the U.S.
  • 20. Who conducted interviews with elderly Native Americans and studied ethnographic literature?
A) Allan H. Smith
B) Washington State University
C) National Park Service
D) Richard D. Daugherty
  • 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) Permanent settlements and farming.
B) Industrial activities.
C) Agriculture and trade.
D) Hunting and gathering, and occasional spirit quests.
  • 23. Which tribes were tentatively concluded to have divided the park area?
A) Nisqually, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Yakama, and Taidnapam (Upper Cowlitz)
B) Columbia Plateau Tribes
C) Sioux and Apache tribes
D) Nez Perce and Chinook tribes
  • 24. What is the time frame when treaties with the United States were made?
A) 1000 to 300 BP
B) 1963
C) 1854–55
D) 8000 to 4500 BP
  • 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 use of the park for hunting and gathering.
C) The dating of projectile points.
D) The presence of Columbia Plateau Tribes.
  • 26. When was Mount Rainier National Park established?
A) March 2, 1899
B) July 4, 1901
C) November 11, 1912
D) January 15, 1885
  • 27. How many acres does Mount Rainier National Park cover?
A) 300,000 acres
B) 200,000 acres
C) 236,381 acres
D) 150,000 acres
  • 28. What is the elevation of Mount Rainier?
A) 12,500 feet
B) 15,000 feet
C) 13,800 feet
D) 14,410 feet
  • 29. What was Mount Rainier National Park's visitor count in 2024?
A) About 500,000
B) Exactly 2 million
C) Under 1 million
D) Over 1.6 million
  • 30. When did Mount Rainier National Park receive its wilderness designation?
A) 1975
B) 1988
C) 1997
D) 2005
  • 31. What is the highest point in the Cascade Range?
A) Mount Adams
B) Mount Rainier
C) Mount Hood
D) Mount St. Helens
  • 32. Which area is not one of the three general areas leading into Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Sunset
B) Sunrise
C) Carbon River and Mowich Lake area
D) Paradise
  • 33. What is the total area covered by glaciers and snowfields on Mount Rainier?
A) 20 square miles
B) 60 square miles
C) 50 square miles
D) About 35 square miles (91 km2)
  • 34. What is the largest glacier by area on Mount Rainier?
A) White River Glacier
B) South Tahoma Glacier
C) Carbon Glacier
D) Emmons Glacier
  • 35. What percentage of attempts successfully reach the summit of Mount Rainier?
A) 50%
B) 75%
C) 100%
D) 25%
  • 36. What was the original name of Mount Rainier Forest Reserve before it became a national park?
A) Sierra Nevada Forest Reserve
B) Pacific Forest Reserve
C) Rocky Mountain 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) 1875
B) 1893
C) 1888
D) 1900
  • 39. What was the 'conservation-through-use' view associated with?
A) Gifford Pinchot
B) National Geographic Society
C) John Muir
D) The Sierra Club
  • 40. Which organization did John Muir persuade to support the movement to protect Rainier as a national park?
A) National Geographic Society
B) Scientific associations
C) Northern Pacific Railway
D) Sierra Club
  • 41. Which mammal species are found in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Polar bear
B) Giraffe
C) Koala
D) Cougar
  • 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) Subarctic climate (Dsc)
D) Desert climate
  • 43. Which bird species listed is a raptor found in Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Robin
B) Peregrine falcon
C) Sparrow
D) Duck
  • 44. What type of fish can be found spawning in the White River near Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Mountain whitefish
B) Bull trout
C) Sculpins
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) 8a
D) 5b
  • 47. Which historic district designation does Mount Rainier National Park hold?
A) World Heritage Site
B) Local Landmark District
C) National Historic Landmark District
D) State Historical Park
  • 48. How many locations in the park are on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 10
B) 55
C) 20
D) 42
  • 49. What percentage of visitors went to Paradise in 2000?
A) 62%
B) 75%
C) 30%
D) 45%
  • 50. Which historic building was rebuilt in 2008 at Paradise?
A) Paradise Inn
B) Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center
C) Sunrise Lodge
D) Paradise Guide House
  • 51. How many companies were authorized to operate commercial mountain guide services in the park as of 2024?
A) One
B) Three
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 52. Which developed area in the park does not have a view of Mount Rainier?
A) Longmire.
B) Sunrise.
C) Ohanapecosh.
D) Carbon River Entrance Station.
  • 53. What major event in 2006 affected the northwest quadrant of Mount Rainier National Park?
A) Floods severely damaged the roads.
B) An earthquake caused landslides.
C) Landslides blocked all access routes.
D) A wildfire destroyed large areas.
  • 54. How is Mount Rainier National Park primarily accessed?
A) By railroads.
B) By waterways.
C) By hiking trails.
D) By vehicles.
  • 55. What percentage of visitors went to Longmire in 2000?
A) 60%.
B) 38%.
C) 25%.
D) 50%.
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