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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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At a lakeside spot in the North Cascades in Washington state, there hasn’t been enough staff to open the visitors center.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 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

Forecasts show another storm coming Monday and could add another 2 to 3 inches of rain in the Olympic Mountains and North Cascades in western Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

I said, answering the first question at Washington Pass in the Cascades.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 8, 2025

And fourteen of them were right in the Cascades.

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

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