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Fifes Peaks are located east of the Cascade crest. Most weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains.As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow onto the Cascades.
Cascade Volcanic Arc Pemberton Volcanic Belt Mount Overill is a volcanic peak in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , located 81 km (50 mi) east of Rivers Inlet and 2 km (1 mi) northwest of Mount Somolenko .
The active stratovolcano of Mount St. Helens is located only 19 miles (31 km) to the north-northeast, easily visible from the summit of Tumtum Mountain on clear days. The historic Yale Bridge , a one-lane metal suspension bridge built in 1932 over the steep canyon of the Lewis River at the eastern end of Lake Merwin , is located about 2.5 miles ...
Brown Mountain is a small cinder cone on top of a shield volcano located in Cascade Volcanic Arc in Klamath and Jackson counties, Oregon. [3] Most of the mountain, including its peak, is in western Klamath County, but its western flanks trail off into eastern Jackson County.
Mount Scott first erupted about 420,000 years ago and is one of the oldest volcanoes in the Mount Mazama complex. [8] [9] It erupted mainly andesitic lavas before becoming extinct in the late Pleistocene. [10] Since it was relatively far away from the main flanks of Mount Mazama, it survived the mountain's massive explosion that occurred around ...
The human population within 6.2 miles (10 km) of West Crater is slightly more than 500 people, but more than 14,000 people live within 19 miles (30 km) of the volcano, and more than 2 million live within 62 miles (100 km). [2] However, the United States Geological Survey lists the threat potential from West Crater as "Low/Very Low". [21]
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It is the second youngest of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. At 12,335 feet (3,760 m), Shastina is taller than Mount Adams and would rank as the third highest volcano in the Cascades behind Mount Rainier and Shasta were it not nestled on the western flank of its higher ...