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Cascades

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  1. 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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Find insight Cascades, Canada’s energy majors, gold and silver prices, Nouveau Monde Graphite and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

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

In October, at the peak of Oktoberfest celebrations, a forest fire closed a major highway funneling visitors across the Cascades.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

How you feel about Monterey Park’s Cascades Park fountain depends on who you are.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2024

By the first week of October, it was freezing cold up there in the Cascades at Pine Mountain Academy.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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