Cascade Range: Quick Facts

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Mount Rainier in the Cascade Range

North Cascades National Park, Washington

Lava Beds National Monument

Map of North America highlighting the Cascade Range in orange along the western United States, primarily in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. The map provides geographic context, showing the Cascade Range's location relative to the Pacific Ocean, Canada, and the rest of the United States.

Boston Glacier, southern North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.

Wilderness campsite near Easy Pass, southeast-central North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.

Morning at Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, surrounded by North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.

Lower Fisher Basin, with Mount Logan in the centre background, southeast-central North Cascades National Park, northwestern Washington, U.S.

Washington: The only state named after a president

Learn about the volcanic collapse of Mount Mazama and Crater Lake caldera formation in Cascade Range

How volcanic activity formed Crater Lake and Wizard Island

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