Cascade Range | |
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Cascade Mountains (in Canada) "The Cascades" | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Rainier, Washington |
Elevation | 14,411 ft (4,392 m)NAVD 88[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 46°51′10″N 121°45′38″W / 46.8528267°N 121.7604408°W[2] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 700 mi (1,100 km) north-south |
Width | 80 mi (130 km) |
Area | 150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Countries | United States and Canada |
Provinces/States | British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California |
The Cascade Range is a mountain range in western North America. It goes from Northern California, through Oregon and Washington, and ends in British Columbia, Canada. The range includes the Western Cascades in northern California and the North and Canadian Cascades in Washington State and Canada.
The Cascades are in the Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. Volcanos in the range include Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, and Mount Shasta. The Cascades are part of the "American Cordillera", the almost continuous spine of mountains which runs right down the western side of the Americas.
The highest mountain in the cascades is Mount Rainier at 14,411 feet or 4,392 metres.