Cascade Range

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geological formation mountain range

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	Occurrences
North Cascades	3
Cascade Range peaks	2
Cascade Mountains	1
Cascade Range glacial system	1
Cascade Range mountains	1
Cascade Range of Oregon	1
Cascade Range vicinity	1
High Cascades	1
North Cascades Range	1
South Cascades	1
Southern Cascade Range	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.

eastern Pacific Ocean → adjacentTo → Cascade Range ⓘ

Juan de Fuca Plate → associatedWith → Cascade Range ⓘ

eastern Washington → borderedBy → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Washington

Klamath Mountains → borderedBy → Cascade Range ⓘ

Pacific coast of North America → borderedBy → Cascade Range ⓘ

Portland metropolitan area → borderedBy → Cascade Range ⓘ

Puget Sound region → borderedBy → Cascade Range ⓘ

central Washington → borders → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Washington

Inland Northwest → borders → Cascade Range ⓘ

Skagit County → borders → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cascade Mountains

Columbia Plateau → boundedBy → Cascade Range ⓘ

Cascade Range → contains → Cascade Range self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Cascades

Cascade Range → contains → Cascade Range self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Cascades

North American Cordillera → contains → Cascade Range ⓘ

North Cascades National Park → contains → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Cascades Range

Ring of Fire → contains → Cascade Range ⓘ

Shasta Cascade region → contains → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Cascade Range

Washington → contains → Cascade Range ⓘ

Great Northern Railway → crossedMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Deschutes County → elevationFeature → Cascade Range ⓘ

Lane County, Oregon → extendsTo → Cascade Range ⓘ

Pacific Crest Trail → follows → Cascade Range ⓘ

PCT → follows → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail

Three Sisters → geologicalProvince → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Cascades

Lost Lake → hasCoordinateRegion → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Lost Lake (Hood River County, Oregon)

Deschutes National Forest → hasFeature → Cascade Range ⓘ

Cascadia → hasGeographicFeature → Cascade Range ⓘ

Snohomish County → hasGeographicFeature → Cascade Range ⓘ

Boiling Springs Lake → hasGeologicalSetting → Cascade Range ⓘ

Central Oregon → hasMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

King County → hasMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Pacific Northwest → hasMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Washington, United States → hasMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington (state)

Willamette National Forest → hasMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Puget Sound region → hasMountainRangeView → Cascade Range ⓘ

Seattle metropolitan area → hasMountainRangeView → Cascade Range ⓘ

Issaquah, Washington, United States → hasNearbyMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

western United States → hasPart → Cascade Range ⓘ

Oregon → hasRegion → Cascade Range ⓘ

Camano Island → hasViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Clyde Hill, Washington, United States of America → hasViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Clyde Hill, Washington

Elliott Bay → hasViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Marquam Hill → hasViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Paulina Peak → hasViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cascade Range peaks

Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint → hasViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Sandy, Oregon → isGatewayTo → Cascade Range ⓘ

Sisters, Oregon → isGatewayTo → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Rainier → isHighestPointOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Diller Glacier → isPartOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cascade Range glacial system

Mount Shasta → isSecondHighestVolcanoOf → Cascade Range ⓘ