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Cascade Range

noun

A mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range. Synonyms: Cascade Mountains, Cascades.

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... and the consequence is, that amid the romantic defiles of the Rocky Mountains, we have our ears jarred by a jumble of petty and most inappropriate names—Smiths, Joneses, Jameses, and the like—while, from the sublime peaks of the Cascade range, we have "Adams," "Jackson," "Jefferson," "Madison," and "Washington," overlooking the limitless waters of the Pacific. This last series we could excuse. The possession of high qualities, or the achievement of great deeds, ennobles even a common name; and ...

— The Wild Huntress - Love in the Wilderness • Mayne Reid

... area: is that faunal area of the transition zone comprising the western parts of Washington and Oregon between the Coast Mountains and Cascade range: parts of northern California and most of the coast region from near Cape Mendocino south to the Santa Barbara Mountains. To the south and east it passes into the arid transition and in places into the ...

— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith

Words linked to "Cascade Range" : chain of mountains, range of mountains, Mount Ranier, northwestern United States, Ranier, Mount Tacoma, mountain range, Coast Mountains, mountain chain, Mount St. Helens, Mt. Ranier, range, Mt. St. Helens, chain, Adams, Mount Saint Helens, northwest, Coast Range, Mount Adams, Cascades