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20 hours ago · Regions east of the Cascade Range in Washington and in southern Idaho recorded record dry conditions. Temperatures were near normal to below normal over the same period (Figure 3). In some areas of the Cascade Range, snow melted 19–50 days earlier than normal.
1 day ago · Extending more than 250 miles (400 kilometres) northward from the Mojave Desert to the Cascade Range of northern California and Oregon, the Sierra Nevada varies from about 80 miles wide at Lake Tahoe to about 50 miles wide in the south.
2 days ago · Oregon has nine major landform regions, of which the forest-blanketed Coast Range, which borders the Pacific Ocean from the Coquille River northward, is the lowest. Its elevations are generally below 2,000 feet (600 metres), but Mount Bolivar, east of Port Orford, reaches 4,319 feet (1,316 metres).
1 day ago · These mountains have a rich geologic history that spans over 400 million years, shaping their unique and majestic features. The Cascade Range is relatively young compared to its counterpart, the Rocky Mountains, with its formation dating back around 1.6 million years ago during the Pleistocene geological period.
1 day ago · List of mountain peaks by prominence. Chart showing the relationship between the 100 peaks with highest prominence in the world. (In the SVG version, hover over a peak to highlight its parent (s) and click it to view its article.) This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence .
2 days ago · Spanning over 700 miles, this mountain range stretches from southwestern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California, offering breathtaking landscapes and unique geological features.
3 days ago · The Cascade Range, including Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson, provides a significant amount of snow for Oregon. The snowmelt from these mountains feeds into several important rivers and watersheds, such as the Willamette, Deschutes, and McKenzie Rivers.
