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  2. Cascade Volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    Washington has a majority of the very highest volcanoes, with 4 of the top 6 overall, although Oregon does hold a majority of the next highest peaks. Even though Mount Rainier is the tallest, Mount Shasta in California is the largest by volume, followed by Washington's Mount Adams.

  3. List of Cascade volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Cascade volcanoes, i.e. volcanoes formed as a result of subduction along the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The volcanoes are listed from north to south, by province or state: British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California.

  4. Mount Hood - Wikipedia

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    The peak is home to 12 named glaciers and snowfields. Mount Hood is considered the Oregon volcano most likely to erupt. [8] The odds of an eruption in the next 30 years are estimated at between 3 and 7%, so the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) characterizes it as "potentially active", but the mountain is informally considered dormant. [9]

  5. Cascade Range - Wikipedia

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    The Cascade volcanoes define the Pacific Northwest section of the Ring of Fire, an array of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire is also known for its frequent earthquakes. The volcanoes and earthquakes arise from a common source: subduction, where the dense Juan de Fuca Plate plunges beneath the North American Plate. [32]

  6. Mount St. Helens - Wikipedia

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    The volcano is considered the most active in the Cascades within the Holocene epoch, which encompasses roughly the last 10,000 years. [12] Prior to the 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens was the fifth-highest peak in Washington.

  7. The World's Most Beautiful Volcanoes

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    Mount St. Helens. Washington Elevation: 8,363 feet Mount St. Helens surprised locals and the world alike when it erupted on May 18, 1980, as many thought the volcano was extinct.A plume of ash and ...

  8. List of volcanoes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Malumalu: Last 8,000 years Ta‘u-931: 3054: 30,000 years ago [15]: Ofu-Olosega: 639: 2096: 1866 unnamed submarine cone eruption

  9. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, begins ...

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    Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava that's a safe distance ...