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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 and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as many of those in the North Cascades , and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades .
In 1892, President Grover Cleveland decided to create the Cascades Forest Reserve, based on the authority of the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. [90] Cascades Reserve was a strip of land from 20 to 60 mi (30 to 100 km) wide around the main crest of the Cascade Range, stretching from the Columbia River almost to the border with California. [91]
The Three Sisters Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Cascade Range, within the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in Oregon, United States.It comprises 286,708 acres (1,160.27 km 2), making it the second largest wilderness area in Oregon, after the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
Mount Jefferson is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, part of the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon.The second highest mountain in Oregon, it is situated within Linn County, Jefferson County, and Marion County and forms part of the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
Three Fingered Jack lies in the U.S. state of Oregon, in Linn [1] and Jefferson counties. [2] It has a volume of 2.4 cubic miles (10 km 3) [4] and a summit elevation of 7,844 feet (2,391 m), [1] [a] with a proximal topographic relief of 1,300 feet (400 m) and a draping relief of 4,600 feet (1,400 m).
Location in Oregon relative to other major volcanoes. The major landmark for the Rogue River Valley, [4] Mount McLoughlin reaches an elevation of 9,493 feet (2,893 m). [1] The tallest volcano in between Mount Shasta — located 70 miles (110 km) to the south [5] — and South Sister 120 miles (190 km) to the north, it lies in the Cascade Range, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of ...
The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] It comprises 1,678,031 acres (6,790.75 km 2 ). Over 380,000 acres (694 mi 2 , 1,540 km 2 ) are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks.
Mount Bachelor from Little Lava Lake (southwest of the mountain). Mount Bachelor lies in the Cascade Range, within Deschutes County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [2] It is located south of the Three Sisters complex volcano, [5] and reaches an elevation of 9,068 feet (2,764 m).