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It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades. The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the Canadian Cascades or, locally, as the Cascade Mountains. The highest peak in the range is Mount Rainier in Washington at 14,411 feet ...
Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass (3rd ed.). The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-89886-423-2. Beckey, Fred (2003b). Range of Glaciers: The Exploration and Survey of the Northern Cascade Range. Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-243-7. Mathews, Daniel (1988). Cascade Olympic Natural History: A Trailside ...
The mountain is situated on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest. Cone Mountain is set on the crest of the Cascade Range, so precipitation runoff from the peak drains south into Trout Creek which is a tributary of the Methow River, and north into headwaters of Slate Creek, which is part of the Skagit River drainage basin. [1]
The tallest mountain in North Cascades National Park is Goode Mountain at 9,220 ft (2,810 m). [52] It lies in a remote backcountry region of the southern section of the park. [53] Nearby are several other peaks that exceed 9,000 ft (2,700 m), including Buckner Mountain (9,114 ft (2,778 m)) [54] and Mount Logan (9,087 ft (2,770 m)). [55]
Sawtooth Peak; Shellrock Mountain Cascade Range; South Sister, one of the three stratovolcanoes (is a stratovolcano itself) and shield volcano, and third-highest peak in Oregon; Steens Mountain, an old shield volcano; Three Fingered Jack, shield volcano; Three Sisters; Tomlike Mountain Cascade Range; Underwood Mountain Cascade Range; Wind ...
Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades. As a result, the west side of the North Cascades ...
The Cascade Mountains form the northern portion of the Cascade-Sierra province. The Cascades were created from thousands of small, short-lived volcanoes along the Cascadia subduction zone [ 5 ] that over millions of years built a foundation of lava and volcanic debris on which the mountains rise.
Mount Arvon (/ ɑː r v ɒ n / ARR-vahn) at 1,979 feet (603 m), is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in L'Anse Township, Baraga County, Mount Arvon is part of the Huron Mountains. It rises about eight miles (13 km) south of Lake Superior (elevation 591 feet [180 m]).