Matthew Harris ([info]glowing_fish) wrote in [info]damnportlanders,
@ 2008-02-02 03:02:00
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It is supposed to be possible...
But has anyone ever really seen Mt. Rainier from Portland?
I don't know if I ever have, and I've lived here for a while.

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[info]lokidecat
2008-02-02 02:03 pm UTC (link)
I have when crossing the 405 freeway in my car. On a clear day I saw Hood, St. Helen's and Rainier at the same time.

Was breathtaking.

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[info]zind4gi
2008-02-02 04:31 pm UTC (link)
Same here crossing the 405 I saw it too on a clear day.

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[info]fvinnash
2008-02-02 06:00 pm UTC (link)
Hear hear. About 2 weeks ago, too.

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[info]oceangrey
2008-02-05 03:21 am UTC (link)
It's my goal on sunny clear days, and so far I haven't failed. I see those three mountains all together about four times a year, just gotta get up there!

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[info]lunadragonfly
2008-02-02 04:52 pm UTC (link)
You can see it and several others on a good day up on Council Crest.

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[info]sparkwoodand21
2008-02-02 04:59 pm UTC (link)
I have seen it from Council Crest and also from Powell Butte. You need a clear day when the air quality is good, like a day or two after it has rained.

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[info]myopicfriend
2008-02-02 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, from Council Crest but it's really tiny.

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[info]treecreeper
2008-02-02 05:26 pm UTC (link)
Like others have said, when it's very clear you can see it. I work at the Pittock Mansion, and you can see St. Helen's, Rainier, Hood, Adams and Jefferson on a good day.

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[info]derumi
2008-02-02 08:15 pm UTC (link)
I'll have to try Pittock Mansion on a clear day sometime.

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[info]qousqous
2008-02-02 06:57 pm UTC (link)
I've seen it from Council Crest, but it looks like a wart on St. Helens from there.

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[info]derumi
2008-02-02 08:14 pm UTC (link)
I've seen Mt. Rainier from Larch Mountain, but not from Portland. I imagine it might be possible on a clear day from the West Hills or Fremont Hill. Of course, this is Portland, so there are no clear days.

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[info]yourdannybear
2008-02-02 09:15 pm UTC (link)

to the left of mt st helens

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[info]glowing_fish
2008-02-02 09:30 pm UTC (link)
Council Crest?

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[info]heddalee
2008-02-02 09:42 pm UTC (link)
No, that's actually Mt. Rainier in the picture. I don't think Council Crest has snow on it, normally.

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[info]glowing_fish
2008-02-02 10:05 pm UTC (link)
Or so the Main Stream Media would have you believe!

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[info]mediter
2008-02-03 02:03 am UTC (link)
wow do you have a hi res of that? i'd quite like to have it as my desktop pic.

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[info]yourdannybear
2008-02-03 02:21 am UTC (link)
oh I didnt take it I got it from google

I just google searched mt st helens from portland

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[info]liagibba
2008-02-03 08:29 am UTC (link)
I can see 4 mtn peaks from the 8th floor of Montgomery Park ona clear day. One of those *has* to be Rainier :)

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[info]magn0lia
2008-02-04 04:35 pm UTC (link)
Rocky Butte is another good spot. On the icy-cold days you can often see multiple Cascades from up there, tho you get a better view of Ranier behind MSH when you go further east. From the peak of NE 122nd, for instance.

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