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The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades , and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades .
Kodak Peak is situated on the crest of the Cascade Range and is part of the North Cascades. [2] It straddles the boundary shared by Glacier Peak Wilderness with Henry M. Jackson Wilderness, and is set on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest.
Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean 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 (orographic lift). As a result, the west side of the North Cascades ...
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America.They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada [1] as the Cascade Mountains. [2]
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.
The northern part of the mountain was destroyed in the blast (1980 Mount St. Helens eruption). Mount Adams (east of Mount St. Helens) — the second highest peak in Washington and third highest in the Cascade Range. Mount Hood (northern Oregon) — the highest peak in Oregon and arguably the most frequently climbed major peak in the Cascades.
Magic Mountain is a 7,610-foot (2,320-metre) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of Skagit County and Chelan County in Washington state. It is part of the North Cascades, a subset of the Cascade Range. Magic Mountain is situated southeast of Cascade Pass on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak Wilderness.
Cascade Peak is a 7,428-foot (2,264-metre) mountain summit located in Skagit County of Washington state. It is in the North Cascades , which is a subrange of the Cascade Range . The peak is situated above Cascade Pass , on the shared border of North Cascades National Park and Glacier Peak Wilderness .