North Cascades
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada as the Cascade Mountains.Photo: Siradia, Public domain.
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Top destinations include Bellingham and Ellensburg.
Bellingham
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Bellingham, the "City of Subdued Excitement", is a city of 92,000 people in the northwest region of Washington State. It is the northernmost city in the contiguous 48 states.
Ellensburg
Ellensburg is a city of 21,000 people in the North Central Cascades of Washington State. It is home to Central Washington University, and also to the Ellensburg Rodeo.
Leavenworth
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Leavenworth is a resort city of about 2000 people in the North Central Cascades of the State of Washington. The Bavarian-themed architecture and dining options entice visitors year-round, as a base for roaming the surrounding mountains and the Wenatchee River, and for winter festivals of dazzling lights and snow.
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North Central Cascades
The North Central Cascades of Washington State cover the eastern slopes of the North Cascades, a geologically distinct sub-range consisting of steep peaks, deep lakes and a melange of rock types.
North Cascades National Park
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North Cascades National Park is a national park in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington State, on the border with Canada. The park's 500,000 acres protect a remote wilderness where steep glacier-capped mountains rise nearly 10,000 ft above pristine lakes.
North Cascades
- Type: mountain range
- Description: mountain range in Canada and the United States
- Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
48.11° or 48° 6′ 36″ northLongitude of center
-121° or 121° westWikidata ID
Q3086162
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“North Cascades” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاسكيد الشمالية”
- Basque: “North Cascades”
- Chinese: “北喀斯喀特”
- Chinese: “北喀斯喀特山脉”
- Chinese: “北喀斯開山脈”
- Czech: “Severní Kaskády”
- Dutch: “North Cascades”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاسكيد الشماليه”
- French: “North Cascades”
- Galician: “Cascadas do Norte”
- German: “Nördliche Kaskadenkette”
- Hebrew: “הקסקיידס הצפוניים”
- Italian: “North Cascades”
- Japanese: “ノーザン・カスケード”
- Japanese: “ノース・カスケーズ”
- Japanese: “ノース・カスケイズ”
- Ladin: “North Cascades”
- Persian: “کسکیدز شمالی”
- Slovenian: “Severne Kaskade”
- Spanish: “Cascadas del Norte”
- Venetian: “North Cascades”
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