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Cascade Range

American  

noun

  1. a mountain range extending from N California to W Canada: highest peak, Mt. Rainier, 14,408 feet (4,322 meters).


Cascade Range British  

noun

  1. a chain of mountains in the US and Canada: a continuation of the Sierra Nevada range from N California through Oregon and Washington to British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Rainier, 4392 m (14 408 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In winter 2018, Fish and Wildlife researchers successfully attached GPS collars to one male and two female foxes in the Lassen Peak area of the Cascade Range.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

We applied on a government website for a $5 permit to cut down a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest, which stretches along the western slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Reaching the summit of Mount Dickerman is no easy feat, but the views at the top are among the most jaw-dropping in the entire Cascade Range.

From Seattle Times May 16, 2024

Forests on the west slope of Oregon's Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 and 1895 than had been previously thought, according to new research by scientists at Oregon State University.

From Science Daily Dec. 28, 2023

But folks who lived here knew St. Helens was the most beautiful mountain in the Cascade Range.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

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