Cascade Mountains of California

Information for visitors to the Cascade Mountains, a range of mountains extending from British Columbia Canada in the north to Northern California's Shasta-Cascade Region in the south.

Facts About the Cascade Mountains
HIGHEST PEAK: Mount Ranier in Washington (14,411 feet)
HIGHEST CALIFORNIA PEAK: Mount Shasta
LENGTH: 700 miles (California to Canada)
WIDTH: 80 miles
TOURISM REGION: Shasta-Cascade Region
LOCATION: Northern California - Oregon - Washington - BC Canada

California Section of the Cascades
PARKS:
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
NATIONAL FORESTS
- Klamath National Forest
- Lassen National Forest
- Mendocino National Forest
- Modoc National Forest
- Plumas National Forest
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest
BODIES OF WATER
- Lower Klamath Lake
- Tule Lake
- Goose Lake
- Ahjumawi Springs
- Medicine Lake Caldera
- Pit River
- Juniper lake
- Butte Lake
- Mill Creek Gorges
- Klamath River
- OTHER ATTRACTIONS
- Modoc Plateau
- Mount Shasta
- Pacific Crest Trail
- Warner Mountains

Between Cascades and Sierra Nevada:
- Fredonyer Pass
- Lake Almanor

Highest Peaks in the California Cascades
1st: Mount Shasta (14,162 feet)
2nd: Shastina (12,330 feet)
3rd: Lassen Peak (10,457 feet)
4th: Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 feet)
5th: Eagle Peak (9,222 feet)
6th: Mount Diller (9,085 feet)
7th: Pilot Pinnacle (8,886 feet)
8th: Bumpass Mountain (8,753 feet)
9th: Reading Peak (8,714 feet)
10th: Crater Peak (8,683 feet)

Wikipedia "Cascade Mountains" Article
Article with information about the geography, features, protected areas, geology, climate, ecology, and history of the Cascade Mountains in California and Nevada.

More About the California Cascades
- Visit Califonnia "California Cascade Range Mountains" Article
Summit Post "California Cascades" Article

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