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.

Hotlum Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Lassen Peak → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Lava Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Linton Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Adams → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Hood → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Jefferson → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Rainier National Park → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Shasta → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Paulina Peak → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Renfrew Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

South Sister → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Squaw Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Stevens Pass → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Thayer Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Villard Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Whitney Glacier → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Wizard Island → mountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

Butte Lake → mountainRangeRegion → Cascade Range ⓘ

Cascade Mountains (part) → mountainSystem → Cascade Range ⓘ

Chambers Glacier → naturalFeatureOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Downtown Bend → near → Cascade Range ⓘ

Bellingham metropolitan area → nearMountainRange → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Cascades

Timberline Trail → offersViewOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cascade Range peaks

Avalanche Gulch route → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Cascade Mountains (part) → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Cascade Range foothills → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Cascade crest → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Chaos Crags → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Crater Lake → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Kings Creek Falls → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Lassen Peak → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Lassen Volcanic National Park → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Medicine Lake Volcano → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mill Creek Falls → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Adams → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Bachelor → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Hood → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Rainier → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Phantom Ship → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

South Sister → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

Squaw Glacier → partOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cascade Range of Oregon

Pacific Crest Trail → passesThrough → Cascade Range ⓘ

PCT → passesThrough → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail

this entity surface form: Cascade Range mountains

Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive → primaryRegionOfOperation → Cascade Range ⓘ

central Washington → rainShadowOf → Cascade Range ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Washington

Middle Sister → range → Cascade Range ⓘ

Mount Bachelor → range → Cascade Range ⓘ

South Sister Climber Trail → range → Cascade Range ⓘ

Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway → region → Cascade Range ⓘ