Editing Cascade Range (section)

{{short description|Mountain range in western North America}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name              = Cascade Range
| other_name        = Cascade Mountains (in Canada)<br/>"The Cascades"
| photo             = Mount Rainier and other Cascades mountains poking through clouds.jpg
| photo_size        = 280
| photo_caption     = The Cascades in Washington, with [[Mount Rainier]], the range's highest mountain, standing at {{convert|14411|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}. Seen in the background (left to right) are [[Mount Adams (Washington)|Mount Adams]], [[Mount Hood]], and [[Mount St. Helens]].
| highest           = [[Mount Rainier]]
| highest_location  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| elevation_ft = 14,411
| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}<ref name=otm>{{cite opentopomap|Mount Rainier|46.85233|-121.75787|2023-05-08}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|46.8528267|N|121.7604408|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref    = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis |id=1533614 |name=Mount Rainier |access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref>
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| country           = {{hlist|United States|Canada}}
| subdivision1      = {{hlist|[[British Columbia]]|[[Washington (state)|Washington]]|[[Oregon]],|[[California]]}}
| subdivision1_type = Provinces/States
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| length_mi         = 700 | length_ref=
| width_mi          = 80  | width_ref=
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| length_orientation= north-south
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The '''Cascade Range''' or '''Cascades''' is a major [[mountain range]] of western [[North America]], extending from southern [[British Columbia]] through [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Oregon]] to [[Northern California]]. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the [[North Cascades]], and the notable [[volcano]]es known as the '''High Cascades'''. The small part of the range in British Columbia is referred to as the '''Canadian Cascades''' or, locally, as the '''Cascade Mountains'''. The highest peak in the range is [[Mount Rainier]] in Washington at {{convert|14411|ft|m}}.

{{nowrap|The Cascades are}} part of the [[Pacific Ocean]]'s [[Ring of Fire]], the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. All of the eruptions in the [[contiguous United States]] over the last 200 years have been from the [[Cascade Volcanoes]]. The two most recent were [[Lassen Peak]] from 1914 to 1921 and a [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens|major eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980]]. Minor eruptions of Mount St. Helens have also occurred since, most recently from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Mount St. Helens: 2004–2008 Renewed Volcanic Activity
| work = Cascades Volcano Observatory
| publisher = U.S. Geological Survey
| date = February 7, 2013
| url = http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/st_helens_geo_hist_100.html
| access-date = November 9, 2013
| archive-date = April 28, 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150428055823/http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/st_helens_geo_hist_100.html
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> The Cascade Range is a part of the [[American Cordillera]], a nearly continuous chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that form the western "backbone" of North, [[Central America|Central]], and [[South America]].

The Cascades are home to many national parks and protected areas, including [[North Cascades National Park]], [[Mount Rainier National Park]], [[Crater Lake National Park]], and [[Lassen Volcanic National Park]]. The northern half of the [[Pacific Crest Trail]] follows the range.