White River (Puyallup River)
The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington. It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier, to join the Puyallup River at Sumner. It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties.
Emmons Glacier (left) on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, the source of the White River (lower left)
The dry gravel bed of the White River floodplain near the campground in Mount Rainier National Park.
The White River exhibits braided river and meander behavior with coarse woody debris deposited on extensive gravel bars. Populus trichocarpa, with its brilliant yellow fall foliage, grows alongside in the Abies amabilis forest.
Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle. With a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m), it is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington, the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States, and the tallest in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
Mount Rainier's northwestern slope viewed aerially just before sunset on September 6, 2020
Mount Rainier seen from the International Space Station
West face of Mount Rainier from an aircraft
A panorama of the northeast face of Mount Rainier