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Coordinates: 46°51′10″N 121°45′38″W. The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.
- List of Mountain Peaks of Oregon
Mount Hood is the highest summit of the U.S. State of...
- List of Mountain Peaks of Washington (State)
The day before its 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens was the...
- North Cascades
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of...
- List of Mountain Peaks of Oregon
Mar 5, 2024 · Cascade Range, segment of the Pacific mountain system of western North America. The Cascades extend northward for more than 700 miles (1,100 km) from Lassen Peak, in northern California , U.S., through Oregon and Washington to the Fraser River in southern British Columbia , Canada.
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Coordinates: 46°51′1.9″N 121°45′35.6″W. Map of the Cascade Range showing major volcanic peaks. The Cascade Range is a mountain range in western North America. It goes from Northern California, through Oregon and Washington, and ends in British Columbia, Canada.
- 14,411 ft (4,392 m)
- 80 mi (130 km)
- 700 mi (1,100 km) north-south
- Mount Rainier
Jul 5, 2022 · The Cascade Range is a section of western North America's Pacific Mountain chain. It has an area of 58,497 sq miles and covers approximately 92% of the US and 8% of Canada. The Cascades stretch from Lassen Peak in northern California , through Oregon and Washington , to the Fraser River in southern British Columbia , Canada.
Cascade Range. Known for its snow-capped peaks, vast glaciers, rocky scree slopes, and dense forests, the Cascade Range is a major collection of mountains located in the Pacific Northwest region of the northwestern US and southwestern Canada. The range contains 4375 named mountains, the highest and most prominent of which is the mighty Mount ...
Apr 17, 2023 · The Cascade mountain system extends from northern California to central British Columbia. In Oregon, it comprises the Cascade Range, which is 260 miles long and, at greatest breadth, 90 miles wide (fig. 1 ). Oregon’s Cascade Range covers roughly 17,000 square miles, or about 17 percent of the state, an area larger than each of the smallest ...
