mount rainier in november

Hello,

I might be visiting mount rainier national park in November. How is the
weather generally there at that moment ? Is the park still accessible ?

Thank you.

Koen

Koen wrote:

Hello,

I might be visiting mount rainier national park in November. How is the
weather generally there at that moment ? Is the park still accessible ?

Extremely high probability of rain/snow (probably snow only
at higher elevations).

Roger

It will surely be wet. Not sure how far into the park you'll be able
to go. I was there at the first of Sept. and there sure wasn't very
much snow (some pics are at http://users.techline.com/randya).

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Hello,

I might be visiting mount rainier national park in November. How is the
weather generally there at that moment ? Is the park still accessible ?

Thank you.

Wet. There will probably be snow. It's possible that you could be
there the whole time and never see The Mountain. It'll be relatively
quiet, as most of the crowds have come and gone.

The southwestern entrance, going to the Longmire Lodge is open all
year, as is Longmire itself. Nice place, by the way, especially in the
winter. The park service plows the road from Longmire to Paradise, so
it'll be open, too -- it should be too early to worry about avalanches.

Paradise Lodge will probably be closed, as will the Stevens Canyon
road (in particular, the drive to Sunrise).

Oh, and did I mention wet? Cold and wet?

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Thanks to you all for your advice. I should definitely pack a raincoat. I
now know why it is called 'rain'ier park.

I might be able to visit Olympic park too.

Koen

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Hello,

I might be visiting mount rainier national park in November. How is the
weather generally there at that moment ? Is the park still accessible ?

Thank you.

Koen

I might be able to visit Olympic park too.

I'm about a 45 minute drive from Lake Quinault. It rains a lot there
in the fall and winter but the scenery is gorgeous all year round.

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Hello,

I might be visiting mount rainier national park in November. How is the
weather generally there at that moment ? Is the park still accessible ?

Thank you.

Koen




We went up in November 2000 and were able to get up to Paradise though a
lot of the road up had some snow on it - we were probably quite lucky as
the sky was free of heavy cloud so we got rather nice views.

Went up in July this year too and spent the night in Paradise Lodge -
definitely recommend doing this to anyone (though i suspect like Nov 2000
it will be closed). My only regret was that the moon was pretty full and
obscured a lot of the night sky with its glow.

Hoping that next time we visit the in-laws in Tacoma we'll get to spend
another night there :-)

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Hello,

I might be visiting mount rainier national park in November. How is the
weather generally there at that moment ? Is the park still accessible ?

Thank you.

Koen

You can get information on weather and services at:
NPS Information:
http://www.nps.gov/mora/pphtml/newse...etail8074.html
http://www.nps.gov/mora/pphtml/facilities.html
http://www.nps.gov/mora/current/current.htm#faciopen
Current Conditions:
http://www.nps.gov/ccso/oric.htm - USFS-NPS Information Center
http://wa.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/current?type=mrainier - sites
in/near NP
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/...m=679&state=wa -
at Paradise

Latest reports show cold weather and only light snow at 5,000+ foot
elevation, but that can change within hours and easily within days
from storms. Always check the day your going. The ORIC (above) gets
frequent weather and trail reports for all the USFS and NPS lands and
parks in Washington. It's also located on the second floor (near the
maps) in the flagship REI store just north of downtown Seattle.

Good luck.