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Cascades

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Mountain chain extending from British Columbia, Canada, south through Washington and Oregon to northern California. It is known for its many volcanoes.

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From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Whittaker testified before Congress in 1968, and his advocacy helped establish North Cascades National Park and the Pasayten Wilderness in Washington state, as well as Redwood National Park in California.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It is not a coincidence that the mountain ranges of the West — the Cascades, the Rockies, and even the relatively more modest San Jacintos — divide the region up into different precipitation patterns.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

By early Wednesday, winds in the region had caused widespread power outages and some tree damage, and were expected to bring blizzard conditions throughout the Cascades, the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

Cascades of dust hiss out of the ceiling.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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