Western Cascades

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The Western Cascades are the older, heavily eroded western portion of the Cascade Range in the Pacific Northwest, characterized by deeply dissected volcanic terrain and dense forested landscapes.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
physiographic province ⓘ
borderedBy High Cascades to the east ⓘ
linked to: High Cascades

Willamette Valley to the west ⓘ
characterizedBy deeply dissected valleys ⓘ
dense forests ⓘ
heavily eroded terrain ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ
climate high precipitation ⓘ
maritime climate ⓘ
contains old volcanic centers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dominantTree Douglas-fir ⓘ
western hemlock ⓘ
western redcedar ⓘ
drainedBy Clackamas River ⓘ
McKenzie River ⓘ
North Umpqua River ⓘ
linked to: Umpqua River

Santiam River ⓘ
Willamette River tributaries ⓘ
erosionalState highly dissected ⓘ
formedBy subduction-related volcanism ⓘ
geologicalAge older than High Cascades ⓘ
geologicPeriod Eocene ⓘ
linked to: Paleogene

Miocene ⓘ
Oligocene ⓘ
linked to: Oligocene Epoch
hasProtectedArea Mount Hood National Forest ⓘ
Umpqua National Forest ⓘ
Willamette National Forest ⓘ
hasRelief deeply incised river canyons ⓘ
hasRockType andesite ⓘ
basalt ⓘ
tuff ⓘ
volcanic breccia ⓘ
highestElevationsComparedTo lower than High Cascades ⓘ
landUse commercial forestry ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
locatedIn Oregon ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
mountainSystem Cascade Range ⓘ
orogeny Cascade Volcanic Arc ⓘ
partOf Cascade Range ⓘ
regionType Western Cascades physiographic province of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
separatedFrom High Cascades ⓘ
tectonicSetting Cascadia subduction zone ⓘ
vegetationType coniferous forest ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cascade Range → contains → Western Cascades ⓘ
Collier Glacier → partOf → Oregon Cascades glacial system ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Cascade Mountains (part) → region → Western Cascades of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
High Cascades → boundedBy → Western Cascades ⓘ
Western Cascades → regionType → Western Cascades physiographic province of Oregon ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Molala people → traditionalTerritory → western Cascade Range ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Wahkeena Creek → locatedInEcoregion → Western Cascades ⓘ
North Ridge route → locatedIn → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
North Ridge route → isClassicOfArea → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Mount Thielsen Wilderness → locatedIn → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Waldo Lake → locatedIn → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
South Cascades → borders → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Bohemia mining district → partOf → Western Cascades ⓘ
Molalla → traditionalRegion → Western slopes of the Cascade Range ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Three Fingered Jack → isPartOf → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades
Willamette Pass Ski Area → region → Oregon Cascades ⓘ
linked to: Western Cascades