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 | 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.
this entity surface form:
Cascade Range vicinity