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(northern portion of the

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range and east of the West Coast and

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, and west of the

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chain) of the

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region of the

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, on the continent of

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Volcanoes

Volcanoes south of the

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in the

Cascade Volcanic Arc The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of volcanoes in a continental volcanic arc in western North America, extending from southwestern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to No ...

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term) belong to the Cascade Range (a

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term). Peaks are listed north to south.

North Cascades

* Coquihalla Mountain (southern British Columbia) — highest peak in the Bedded Range. It is a major preserved

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...

in the Pemberton Volcanic Belt, an extinct portion of the Canadian Cascade Arc. * Mount Baker (Near the

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border) — highest peak in northern Washington. It is an

active volcano An active volcano is a volcano that is currently erupting, or has the potential to erupt in the future. Conventionally it is applied to any that have erupted during the Holocene (the current geologic epoch that began approximately 11,700 years ...

. Steam activity from its

crater A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression (geology), depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet. A crater has classically been described ...

occurs relatively frequently. Mount Baker is one of the snowiest places on Earth; in 1999 the ski area (on a subsidiary peak) recorded the world's greatest single-season snowfall: . *

Glacier Peak Glacier Peak or Dakobed (known in the Sauk-Suiattle dialect of the Lushootseed language as "Tda-ko-buh-ba" or "Takobia") is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanoes, Cascade Volcanic Arc ...

(northern Washington) — secluded and relatively inaccessible peak. Contrary to its name, its glacial cover is not that extensive. The volcano is surprisingly small in volume, and gets most of its height by having grown atop a nonvolcanic ridge.

High Cascades

MSH82 st helens plume from harrys ridge 05-19-82

Mount Rainier 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 south-southeast of Seattle. With an off ...

(southeast of

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) — highest peak in the Cascades, it dominates the surrounding landscape. There is no other higher peak northward until the Yukon-Alaska-BC border apex beyond the

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. * Mount St. Helens (southern Washington) — Erupted in 1980, leveling forests to the north of the mountain and sending ash across the northwest. The northern part of the mountain was destroyed in the blast ( 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption). * Mount Adams (east of Mount St. Helens) — the second highest peak in Washington and third highest in the Cascade Range. *

Mount Hood Mount Hood, also known as Wy'east, is an active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast and rests in the Pacific N ...

(northern

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) — the highest peak in Oregon and arguably the most frequently climbed major peak in the Cascades. * Mount Jefferson (northcentral Oregon) — the second highest peak in Oregon. * Three Fingered Jack (northcentral Oregon) — Highly eroded

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volcano. * Mount Washington (between Santiam and McKenzie passes) — a highly eroded shield volcano. * Three Sisters (near the city of

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) — South Sister is the highest and youngest, with a well-defined crater. Middle Sister is more pyramidal and eroded. North Sister is the oldest and has a crumbling rock pinnacle. * Broken Top (to the southeast of South Sister) — a highly eroded extinct

. Contains Bend and Crook Glaciers. * Newberry Volcano — isolated

caldera A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption. An eruption that ejects large volumes of magma over a short period of time can cause significant detriment to the str ...

with two crater

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s. Very variable lavas. Flows from here have reached the city of Bend. * Mount Bachelor (near Three Sisters) — a geologically young (less than 15,000 years) shield-to-stratovolcano which is now the site of a popular ski resort. ( Mt. Bachelor ski area) * Diamond Peak (south of Willamette Pass) — a volcano composed of of basaltic andesite. * Mount Bailey (north of Mount Mazama) * Mount Thielsen (east of Mount Bailey) — highly eroded volcano with a prominent spire, making it the Lightning Rod of the Cascades. * Mount Mazama (southern Oregon) — better known for its Crater Lake, which is a

formed by a catastrophic eruption which took out most of the summit roughly 6,900 years ago. Mount Mazama is estimated to have been about elevation prior to the blast. * Mount Scott (southern Oregon) — on the southeastern flank of Crater Lake. At elevation, this small stratovolcano is the highest peak in Crater Lake National Park. * Mount McLoughlin (near Klamath Falls, Oregon) — presents a symmetrical appearance when viewed from Klamath Lake. * Medicine Lake Volcano — a

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which is the largest volcano by volume in the Cascades. *

Mount Shasta Mount Shasta ( ; Shasta people, Shasta: ''Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki''; Karuk language, Karuk: ''Úytaahkoo'') is a Volcano#Volcanic activity, potentially active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. A ...

(northern California) — second highest peak in the Cascades. Can be seen in the

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as far as away, as it is a dominating feature of the region. * Lassen Peak (south of Mount Shasta) — southernmost volcano in the Cascades and the most easily climbed peak in the Cascades. It erupted from 1914 to 1921, and like Mount Shasta, it too can be seen in the Sacramento Valley, up to away. Lowest Peak because the Cascades extend from it.

Protected areas

There are four U.S. National Parks in the Cascade Range, one National Scenic Area, and many U.S. National Monuments, U.S. Wilderness Areas, and U.S. National Forests. Each classification protects the various

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s, volcanoes, geothermal fields, rivers, lakes, forests, and wildlife to varying degrees.

National parks

Lassen Volcanic National Park Lassen Volcanic National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest lava dome, plug dome volcano in the wo ...

was established in 1916 while its namesake peak was erupting. The park includes the most extensive and active thermal areas in the

outside

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U ...

. * Crater Lake National Park preserves the remains of Mount Mazama, a large volcano that imploded thousands of years ago, forming a

that was later filled with rain and ground water, later to be known as Crater Lake. *

Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County and northeast Lewis County, Washington, Lewis County in Washington (sta ...

surrounds the Cascades' highest volcano,

, which in turn is covered by the largest

system in the United States south of

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. *

North Cascades National Park North Cascades National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in Washington (state), Washington. At more than , it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the No ...

was carved out of a primitive part of the range composed of ancient

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and

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. Mount Baker and

are nearby.

National Scenic Areas

* Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

National monuments

* Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was formed following the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in order to preserve the devastated area and give scientists a chance to study its recovery. * Newberry National Volcanic Monument includes the area around Newberry Volcano in central

. * Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument is located in southern

at the junction of the Cascades and the

Siskiyou Mountains The Siskiyou Mountains are a Coast Ranges, coastal subrange of the Klamath Mountains, and located in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States. They extend in an arc for approximately from east of Crescent City, Calif ...

. * Lava Beds National Monument in

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lies on the northeast flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano and is the site of the largest concentration of

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s in the United States.

Provincial Parks

* Skagit Valley Provincial Park * E. C. Manning Provincial Park * Cascade Recreation Area * Cathedral Provincial Park and Protected Area * Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park * Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park * Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area * Silver Lake Provincial Park * Nicolum River Provincial Park * Skihist Provincial Park * Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park * Cultus Lake Provincial Park

Wilderness areas

* Wenatchee National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Alpine Lakes Wilderness **

Glacier Peak Wilderness Glacier Peak Wilderness is a , , wilderness area located within portions of Chelan County, Washington, Chelan, Snohomish County, Washington, Snohomish, and Skagit County, Washington, Skagit counties in the North Cascades of Washington (state), ...

** Henry M. Jackson Wilderness ** Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness ** Norse Peak Wilderness ** William O. Douglas Wilderness ** Goat Rocks Wilderness * Gifford Pinchot National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Goat Rocks Wilderness ** Tatoosh Wilderness ** Mount Adams Wilderness ** Indian Heaven Wilderness ** Trapper Creek Wilderness ** William O. Douglas Wilderness * Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Alpine Lakes Wilderness ** Boulder River Wilderness ** Clearwater Wilderness **

** Henry M. Jackson Wilderness ** Mount Baker Wilderness ** Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness ** Norse Peak Wilderness ** Wild Sky Wilderness * Mount Hood National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Badger Creek Wilderness ** Bull of the Woods Wilderness ** Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness ** Mount Hood Wilderness ** Salmon–Huckleberry Wilderness *

Deschutes National Forest The Deschutes National Forest is a United States national forest (NF) located in Central Oregon, in parts of Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, and Jefferson counties. It was established in 1908, with border changes following in 1911 and 1915. The f ...

Wilderness Areas ** Diamond Peak Wilderness ** Mount Jefferson Wilderness ** Mount Thielsen Wilderness ** Mount Washington Wilderness ** Three Sisters Wilderness *

Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. It comprises . Over 380,000 acres (694 mi2, 1,540 km2) are National Wil ...

Wilderness Areas ** Opal Creek Wilderness ** Middle Santiam Wilderness ** Menagerie Wilderness ** Waldo Lake Wilderness * Umpqua National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Boulder Creek Wilderness * Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Sky Lakes Wilderness ** Rogue–Umpqua Divide Wilderness * Fremont–Winema National Forests Wilderness Areas ** Mountain Lakes Wilderness * Shasta-Trinity National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Mount Shasta Wilderness * Lassen National Forest Wilderness Areas ** Caribou Wilderness ** Ishi Wilderness ** Thousand Lakes Wilderness

Natural history

* Cascades Ecoregion * Ecology of the North Cascades * Flora of the Cascade Range

References

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