Cascade Range
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The Cascade Range is a mountain chain that runs through western North America, stretching primarily through Washington, Oregon, and northern California. It's an important geographical feature that influences the region's climate, water supply, and ecology, while also serving as a popular destination for outdoor recreation and hiking.
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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. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the Canadian Cascades or, locally, as the Cascade Mountains. The highest peak in the range is Mount Rainier in Washington at 14,411 feet (4,392 m).
The Cascades are part of the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. All of the eruptions in the contiguous United States over the last 200 years have been from the Cascade Volcanoes. The two most recent were Lassen Peak from 1914 to 1921 and a major eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Minor eruptions of Mount St. Helens have also occurred since, most recently from 2004 to 2008. The Cascade Range is a part of the American Cordillera, a nearly continuous chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that form the western "backbone" of North, Central, and South America.
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Cascade RangeGeologic provinces of CaliforniaGeologic provinces of the United StatesMountain ranges of British ColumbiaMountain ranges of Northern CaliforniaMountain ranges of OregonMountain ranges of Washington (state)North American CordilleraPacific Coast RangesPhysiographic sectionsRegions of Oregon