South Cascades

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The South Cascades is a mountainous region in the southern part of the Cascade Range in Washington and northern Oregon, known for its volcanic peaks, dense forests, and extensive wilderness areas.

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Southern Cascades 3
South Cascades canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borders North Cascades NERFINISHED
Oregon Cascades NERFINISHED
contains Gifford Pinchot National Forest NERFINISHED
Goat Rocks NERFINISHED
Indian Heaven Wilderness NERFINISHED
Mount Adams NERFINISHED
Mount Rainier NERFINISHED
Mount Rainier National Park NERFINISHED
Mount St. Helens NERFINISHED
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument NERFINISHED
parts of Mount Hood National Forest
parts of Willamette National Forest
drainedBy Cispus River NERFINISHED
Cowlitz River NERFINISHED
Lewis River NERFINISHED
White Salmon River NERFINISHED
extendsInto northern Oregon
southern Washington
formedBy subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate
geologyType andesitic stratovolcanoes
volcanic arc
hasCharacteristic dense forests
extensive wilderness areas
volcanic peaks
hasClimate heavy winter snowfall
high precipitation
maritime climate
hasFeature alpine meadows
coniferous forests
deep river valleys
glaciated volcanoes
subalpine forests
locatedIn North America
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington NERFINISHED
partOf Cascade Range NERFINISHED
Cascade Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED
popularFor backpacking
hiking
mountaineering
skiing
snowshoeing
wildlife viewing
vegetationType dry forests on east side
temperate rainforest in west-facing slopes

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Mount Adams Wilderness region South Cascades
Mount Scott partOf South Cascades
this entity surface form: Southern Cascades
“Snow Mountain” in Maidu partOf South Cascades
subject surface form: Snow Mountain
this entity surface form: Southern Cascades
Terminal Geyser area partOf South Cascades
this entity surface form: Southern Cascades