Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes
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Table of Contents | Introduction | Ratings | WebCams | Bibliography | Highest Volcanoes | Snowfall & Snowdepth | Monthly Chart | Conifers | Compare | Distance | Sun Chart
CALIFORNIA
  Lassen Peak
  Mount Shasta
  Medicine Lake Volcano
OREGON
  Mount McLoughlin
  Pelican Butte
  Crater Lake
  Mount Bailey
  Mount Thielsen
  Diamond Peak
  Newberry Volcano
  Mount Bachelor
  Broken Top
  Three Sisters
  Mount Washington
  Three Fingered Jack
  Mount Jefferson
  Mount Hood
WASHINGTON
  Mount Saint Helens
  Mount Adams
  Goat Rocks
  Mount Rainier
  Glacier Peak
  Mount Baker
BRITISH COLUMBIA
  Mount Garibaldi
  Mount Cayley
  Mount Meager



| Mount Washington rises above Big Lake, this view shows
the rocky North Ridge and snowy Northwest Bowl in June
(photo by Amar Andalkar)   <click to enlarge>

Mount Washington
    7794 ft (2376 m) .
Location: Cascade Range, central Oregon,
40 miles (65 km) NW of Bend
Lat / Long: 44.3° N, 121.8° W
Volcanic Type: Dissected shield volcano
Volcanic Status: Extinct
First Ascent: E. McNeal, P. Philbrook, A. Furrer,
W. Watkins, L. Harryman, and R. Sellers, 1923
First Ski Descent: Unknown, probably not skiable from summit
Skiable Vertical: about 2800 ft (850 m)
Timberline: 6000-7000 ft (1800-2100 m)
Administration: Deschutes National Forest / Willamette National Forest
Protection Status:   Mount Washington Wilderness
User Fees: Northwest Forest Pass required for parking
(Sno-Park Permit from November-April)

Info about Mount Washington coming here soon ...
Note that Mount Washington and Three Fingered Jack have just been added to the online guidebook in December 2002, bringing the total
number of volcanoes in the book up to 28. These are most likely the final additions to the list of volcanoes included in the guidebook.

Route Ratings Starting
Elevation
Elevation
Gain
Roundtrip
Distance
Notes
Quality Effort Ascent Descent
Ski Mountaineering Routes:   NOTE: All ratings are for ski routes only up to the base of the summit pinnacle.
Route Info
10.5
4100 ft
(1250 m)
5900 ft
(1800 m)
19 miles
(30 km)
Route info...                                                                              

Upcoming additions: Topographic map showing all ski routes.

More photos, routes, links, references, etc. coming soon...
Please contact me with any suggestions, additions, or corrections.


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