[1] Part of the Cascade Range, it is situated near the base of the Success Cleaver, overlooking Indian Henry's Hunting Ground.

There were great hopes in the late 1800s that mines on Mount Rainier could be a source of precious metals such as copper, silver, and gold.

[1] Iron Mountain is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.

[5] Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains.

As a result, the west side of the Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall.