Cascade Mountains of Washington

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mountain range volcanic arc

The Cascade Mountains of Washington are a major volcanic mountain range in the Pacific Northwest known for their rugged peaks, extensive forests, and significant influence on the region’s climate and river systems.

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Label	Occurrences
Cascade Mountains of Washington canonical	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ volcanic arc ⓘ
adjacentTo	Columbia Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Puget Lowland NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateEffect	orographic precipitation on Western Washington ⓘ rain shadow effect on Eastern Washington ⓘ
contains	Alpine Lakes Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinook Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Glacier Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Glacier Peak Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Goat Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rainier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rainier National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount St. Helens NERFINISHED ⓘ North Cascades Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ North Cascades National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasayten Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Snoqualmie Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Mather Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevens Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Teanaway Community Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenatchee Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ White Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainedBy	Cedar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia River tributaries ⓘ Cowlitz River NERFINISHED ⓘ Methow River NERFINISHED ⓘ Skagit River NERFINISHED ⓘ Snohomish River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenatchee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima River NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedBy	subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ
geologicAge	Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalProvince	Cascade Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicHazard	avalanches ⓘ lahars ⓘ landslides ⓘ volcanic eruptions ⓘ
hasFeature	alpine lakes ⓘ deep river valleys ⓘ glaciated peaks ⓘ volcanic cones ⓘ
hasVegetation	coniferous forests ⓘ subalpine meadows ⓘ temperate rainforests on western slopes ⓘ
highestElevation	14411 feet ⓘ 4392 meters ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Rainier NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	extensive forests ⓘ heavy winter snowfall ⓘ hiking and backpacking ⓘ mountaineering and climbing ⓘ rugged peaks ⓘ skiing and snowboarding ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington State
majorVolcano	Glacier Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rainier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount St. Helens NERFINISHED ⓘ
orogenyType	subduction-related ⓘ volcanic ⓘ
partOf	Cascade Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
separates	Eastern Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
volcanicActivity	Quaternary ⓘ

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Green River → sourceLocatedIn → Cascade Mountains of Washington ⓘ

subject surface form: Green River (Washington)