Cascade Range
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The Cascade Range is a major mountain range in western North America known for its chain of volcanic peaks, including Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Mount Hood.
Observed surface forms (11)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| North Cascades | 0 | 3 |
| Cascade Range peaks | 0 | 2 |
| Cascade Mountains | 0 | 1 |
| Cascade Range glacial system | 0 | 1 |
| Cascade Range mountains | 0 | 1 |
| Cascade Range of Oregon | 0 | 1 |
| Cascade Range vicinity | 0 | 1 |
| High Cascades | 0 | 1 |
| North Cascades Range | 0 | 1 |
| South Cascades | 0 | 1 |
| Southern Cascade Range | 0 | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
→
mountain range → |
| age | Cenozoic → |
| climateInfluence |
orographic precipitation on windward (western) slopes
→
rain shadow effect on leeward (eastern) side → |
| contains |
High Cascades
→
Cascade Range self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
North Cascades
Cascade Range self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
South Cascades
Western Cascades → |
| containsProtectedArea |
Crater Lake National Park
→
Lassen Volcanic National Park → Mount Rainier National Park → Mount St. Helens →
surface form:
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
North Cascades National Park → |
| continent | North America → |
| country |
Canada
→
United States of America →
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Columbia River
→
surface form:
Columbia River basin
Fraser River →
surface form:
Fraser River basin
Sacramento River Basin →
surface form:
Sacramento River basin
|
| extendsFrom | southern British Columbia → |
| extendsTo | Northern California → |
| formedBy | subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate → |
| geologicalFeature |
subduction-related volcanic belt
→
volcanic arc → |
| highestElevation |
14411 ft
→
4392 m → |
| highestPoint | Mount Rainier → |
| knownFor |
active and dormant volcanoes
→
chain of volcanic peaks → glaciated summits → |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
→
California, United States →
surface form:
California
Oregon → Washington → western North America → |
| notablePeak |
Crater Lake
→
surface form:
Crater Lake caldera
Glacier Peak → Lassen Peak → Mount Adams → Mount Baker → Mount Hood → Mount Rainier → Mount Shasta → Mount St. Helens → Three Sisters → |
| orogeny | Cascadian orogeny → |
| partOf |
Pacific Coast Ranges
→
Pacific Ring of Fire → |
| separates | Pacific coast from interior plateaus of the Pacific Northwest → |
| volcanoTypePresent |
cinder cone
→
shield volcano → stratovolcano → |
Referenced by (159)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Washington
subject surface form:
Central Washington
this entity surface form:
Cascade Mountains
this entity surface form:
North Cascades
this entity surface form:
South Cascades
this entity surface form:
North Cascades Range
this entity surface form:
Southern Cascade Range
this entity surface form:
High Cascades
subject surface form:
Lost Lake (Hood River County, Oregon)
subject surface form:
Washington (state)
subject surface form:
Clyde Hill, Washington
this entity surface form:
Cascade Range peaks
this entity surface form:
Cascade Range glacial system