the Cascades
noun
uk/kæsˈkeɪdz/us/kæsˈkeɪdz/alargegroupofmountainsin the US and Canada thatrunsthrough British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California:
Loosevolcanicrockson the highslopesof the Cascades areespeciallypronetosurgedownhillinwetweather.
In all, thepipelinewouldextend210miles,feedinginto anaturalgasnetworkeastof the Cascades.
- She'splanningtrailwalksin the Cascades, ariverraftingtrip, andvisitstoseespawningsalmon.
- As much as twofeetofsnowisexpectedtofallin the Cascades.
- Oregon has one of thelargestelkherdsin thenationandgenerallyhealthymuledeereastof the Cascades.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes