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Photographing Mount Rainier for Calendars
Depending on the weather there are approximately seven to eight months of snow covered terrain at Mount Rainier National Park in the higher elevations where the views are open and dramatic. Paradise is located at 5400 feet elevation and a blanket of snow often covers this area starting as early as October and staying as late as the end of July. Paradise is the only high elevation place that remains open all year inside the national park. Therefore, winter snow photos are often the dominate pictures of Mount Rainier. The mountain snow begins to melt during the northwest spring and summer months of April, May and June. Summer time in the mountain is during the two months of July and August with flowers blooming in the meadows. The foliage changes to autumn colors in September and October when the mornings become cool and frosty. In the fall it is not unusual to have snow showers drop snow over the bright fall colored bushes but the snow quickly melts once the sun begins to shine. In November, the snow stays on the ground building a deep soft blanket until the next June when most of the melting occurs and the cycle of new meadow flowers and green foliage begin to grow for another season.
Depending on the weather there are approximately seven to eight months of snow covered terrain at Mount Rainier National Park in the higher elevations where the views are open and dramatic. Paradise is located at 5400 feet elevation and a blanket of snow often covers this area starting as early as October and staying as late as the end of July. Paradise is the only high elevation place that remains open all year inside the national park. Therefore, winter snow photos are often the dominate pictures of Mount Rainier. The mountain snow begins to melt during the northwest spring and summer months of April, May and June. Summer time in the mountain is during the two months of July and August with flowers blooming in the meadows. The foliage changes to autumn colors in September and October when the mornings become cool and frosty. In the fall it is not unusual to have snow showers drop snow over the bright fall colored bushes but the snow quickly melts once the sun begins to shine. In November, the snow stays on the ground building a deep soft blanket until the next June when most of the melting occurs and the cycle of new meadow flowers and green foliage begin to grow for another season.