Cascade Mountains of Washington

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The Cascade Mountains of Washington are a major volcanic mountain range in the Pacific Northwest known for their rugged peaks, extensive forests, and significant influence on the region’s climate and river systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
volcanic arc ⓘ
adjacentTo Columbia Plateau ⓘ
Puget Lowland ⓘ
climateEffect orographic precipitation on Western Washington ⓘ
rain shadow effect on Eastern Washington ⓘ
contains Alpine Lakes Wilderness ⓘ
Chinook Pass ⓘ
Glacier Peak ⓘ
Glacier Peak Wilderness ⓘ
Goat Rocks ⓘ
Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness ⓘ
Mount Adams ⓘ
Mount Baker ⓘ
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest ⓘ
Mount Rainier ⓘ
Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ
Mount St. Helens ⓘ
North Cascades Highway ⓘ
North Cascades National Park ⓘ
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest ⓘ
Pasayten Wilderness ⓘ
Snoqualmie Pass ⓘ
Stephen Mather Wilderness ⓘ
Stevens Pass ⓘ
Teanaway Community Forest ⓘ
Wenatchee Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Chelan Mountains

White Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chinook Pass
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainedBy Cedar River ⓘ
Columbia River tributaries ⓘ
Cowlitz River ⓘ
Methow River ⓘ
Skagit River ⓘ
Snohomish River ⓘ
Wenatchee River ⓘ
Yakima River ⓘ
formedBy subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ
geologicAge Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalProvince Cascade Volcanic Arc ⓘ
geologicHazard avalanches ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
volcanic eruptions ⓘ
hasFeature alpine lakes ⓘ
deep river valleys ⓘ
glaciated peaks ⓘ
volcanic cones ⓘ
hasVegetation coniferous forests ⓘ
subalpine meadows ⓘ
temperate rainforests on western slopes ⓘ
highestElevation 14411 feet ⓘ
4392 meters ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Rainier ⓘ
knownFor extensive forests ⓘ
heavy winter snowfall ⓘ
hiking and backpacking ⓘ
mountaineering and climbing ⓘ
rugged peaks ⓘ
skiing and snowboarding ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Washington
majorVolcano Glacier Peak ⓘ
Mount Adams ⓘ
Mount Baker ⓘ
Mount Rainier ⓘ
Mount St. Helens ⓘ
orogenyType subduction-related ⓘ
volcanic ⓘ
partOf Cascade Range ⓘ
separates Eastern Washington ⓘ
linked to: eastern Washington

Western Washington ⓘ
linked to: western Washington
volcanicActivity Quaternary ⓘ

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

Green River (Washington) → sourceLocatedIn → Cascade Mountains of Washington ⓘ
subject linked to: Green River
Teanaway River → sourceLocation → Cascade Range, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Cascade Mountains of Washington
Naches River → sourceLocation → Cascade Range, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Cascade Mountains of Washington