Tranquility
by Robert Bales
Title
Tranquility
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A beautiful view late in the day of Mt. Rainier seen from the Yelm, Washington area.
Mount Rainier (pronounced: /reɪˈnɪər/) or Mount Tacoma is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the highest mountain in the state of Washington. It is a large active stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) south-southeast of Seattle. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m). Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, and it is on the Decade Volcano list. Because of its large amount of glacial ice, Mt. Rainier could potentially produce massive lahars that could threaten the entire Puyallup River valley.
Mount Rainier is the highest mountain in Washington and the Cascade Range. This peak is located just east of Eatonville and just southeast of Seattle and Tacoma. Mount Rainier is ranked third of the 128 ultra-prominent mountain peaks of the United States. Mount Rainier has a topographic prominence of 13,211 ft (4,027 m), which is greater than that of K2, the world's second-tallest mountain, at 13,179 ft (4,017 m). On clear days it dominates the southeastern horizon in most of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area to such an extent that locals sometimes refer to it simply as "the Mountain." On days of exceptional clarity, it can also be seen from as far away as Portland, Oregon and Victoria, British Columbia.
With 26 major glaciers and 36 sq mi (93 km2) of permanent snowfields and glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each more than 1,000 ft (300 m) in diameter, with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed the world's largest volcanic glacier cave network within the ice-filled craters, with nearly 2 mi (3.2 km) of passages. A small crater lake about 130 by 30 ft (39.6 by 9.1 m) in size and 16 ft (5 m) deep, the highest in North America with a surface elevation of 14,203 ft (4,329 m), occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 100 ft (30 m) of ice and is accessible only via the caves.
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September 1st, 2015
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Comments (69)
Marvin Blaine
Award Winner Robert! Powerful and Beautiful! Love the strength of the mountains, light and trees! F!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured in the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group 5/16/18 l/f
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #8 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Kay Brewer
Wonderful glow to this beautiful landscape, Robert! Nominated for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views Group.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Kay Brewer
So beautiful, Robert! Congratulations on your lovely art reaching more than 1000 views! LF
Bijan Pirnia
another world-famous American icon shared with the world by a virtuoso artist. Much kudos to you, Mr. Robert.
Cheryl Rose
Magnificent capture of Mt. Rainier, Robert!! Wow, the light and depth are beautiful! l/f/p
Kathy White
Wow, Robert! Breathtaking photo of Mt Rainier! Wish I could have gotten one like that when I was there. The weather wasn't the best at that point! It's a beautiful place though! Like, fave
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much for the nice review ans so sorry the weather was not good for you. IU took this while visiting my sister a few years age. Thanks for the FAV!!
I'ina Van Lawick
Beautiful image of Mt. Rainier. Here in Olympia, WA, we can see it clearly while driving around the city.Always awesome. lf