Parks of the Cascades - Sites and References

General References

Alt, David, and Hyndman, Donald, 1995, Northwest Exposures: A Geologic Story of the Northwest: Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, MT

Harris, Ann, Tuttle, Esther, and Tuttle, Sherwood, 2004, Geology of National Parks: Kendall/Hunt

Harris, Stephen L., 1988, Fire Mountains of the West: Mountain Press Publishing, Missoula, MT

Kiver, Eugene, and Harris, David 1999, Geology of U.S. Parklands: Wiley and Sons, New York, p. 125-202

Washington Department of Natural Resouces / The Geology of Washington

Northern Cascade National Park, Washington

NPS/ USGS> North Cascades National Park Geology:A Mountain Mosaic/ Maps - most informative

USGS > North Cascades National Park Geology / Geologic Map / Virtual Field Trips / North Cascade Geology: Sea Floor Spreading / A Geology Primer for the Northern Cascades

USGS > North Cascades Geologic maps

USGS > Staatz, Moritmer, H. and others, 1976, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Northern Part of the North Cascades National Park, Washington, Geological Survey Bulletin 1359

USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory > Armchair Tour of Mount Rainier

Parknet.com > North Cascades National Park-Natural Features

Washington State DNR > Geology of Washington / Northern Cascades /Geologic Map of Washington

National Parks.com > Northern Cascades National Park - general information

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington

USDA Forest Service/ Mt. Baker-Snoqualimie National Forest > photo gallery / map

USGS Fact Sheet / Mount Baker—Living with an Active Volcano

USGS/ NPS North Cascades National Park Geology Field Trip(Map 3)

Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington

USGS Fact Sheet / Glacier Peak — History and Hazards of a Cascade Volcano

SOUTHERN CASCADES

Mount Rainier

Perkins, Sid, 2001, The Mountain: Science News, v. 160, no. 21 , p. 334

USGS Fact Sheet / Mount Rainier -- Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk

USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory > Armchair Tour of Mount Rainier / Mount Rainier, Washington

Vallance, James W.  and Scott, Kevin M., 1997, The Osceola Mudflow from Mount Rainier; sedimentology and hazard implications of a huge clay-rich debris flow: GSA Bulletin; February 1997; v. 109; no. 2; p. 143-163

Waitte, Richard B., and others,  1995, Volcanic-Hazard Zonation for Glacier Peak Volcano, Washington, USGG Open File Report 95-499 (pdf)

Wikipedia > Mount Rainier

Mount St. Helens

VolcanoWorld > Mount St. Helens VR Tour

USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory > Mt. St. Helens / Mount St. Helens, Washington
Points of Interest (armchair tour) / Road Guide to Volcanic Deposits of Mount St. Helens and Vicinity / Ape Cave Lava Tube,
Mount St. Helens, Washington
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Robert and Barbara Decker > Road Guide to Mount Saint Helens

 

Crater Lake

NPS/USGS > Geology Field Notes

NPS > Crater Lake National Park / Geology of Crater Lake National Park / Geologic History (1912) / Oregon's Two Largest, Deepest, Bluest, Purest Lakes: A Comparison / Cinder Cones in Crater Lake National Park /

USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory > Crater Lake, Oregon Photo Archives

USGS Fact Sheet / Mount Mazama and Crater Lake: Growth and Destruction of a Cascade Volcano

Lassen Peak

NPS / Lassen Volcanic National Park

NPS/USGS > Geologic Field Notes

USGS Fact Sheets on Mount Lassen:

  1. How Old is "Cinder Cone"?–Solving a Mystery in Lassen Volcanic Park, California: U.S. Geological Survey
    Fact Sheet 023-00
  2. “Hot Water” in Lassen Volcanic National Park— Fumaroles, Steaming Ground, and Boiling Mudpots: U.S. Geological Survey
    Fact Sheet 101-02
  3. Volcano Hazards of the Lassen Volcanic National Park Area, California: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 022-00, Online version 1.0
  4. Eruptions of Lassen Peak, California, 1914 to 1917: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 173-98

USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory > Lassen Peak, California / Description

Photo Albums

John Donahue's National Park Photos / Lassen Volcanic Park

 

Sites to explore

General Sites on Cascade Volcanoes or Volcanoes in General

NPS/USGS > Pacific Mountain System - Cascades volcanic province / North Cascades Geology / Central Oregon High Cascades

USGS(wr) / Cascade Range Volcanoes-interactive map

USGS (vulcan-CVO) North Cascades / America's Volcanic Past - Washington National Parks and Monuments /

USGS Fact Sheet / Living With Volcanic Risk in the Cascades /

Volcano World > Volcano Tutorial

Dr. Vic Camp's(San Diego State Univ) How Volcanoes Work - best site for learning about volcanoes

North Cascades Glacier Climate Project >North Cascade Glaciers /Photo Glossary

The Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network: All about earthquakes and geologic hazards of the Pacific Northwest

Virtual Tours and Images

R.A. Halterman's Virtual Tour of the Cascades

Virtual Seattle quicktime Panoramas: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest, Mount Rainier National Park

Advanced Sites, Papers and Maps

Pringle, Patrick and Hickson, Catherine, 1998, Cascade Volcanoes - Processes and Hazards: A Five Day Field Trip - Mount Baker to Mount St. Helens, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, 22 p. (pdf)

Field trip guide to the central Oregon High Cascades, Part 1: Mount Bachelor-South Sister area: Oregon Geology, September 1990, v.42, n.5: Part 2: Bend Area: Oregon Geology, September 1990, v.42, n.6

USGS / Pacific Northwest Urban Corridor geologic maps - provides downloadable geologic maps, mostly at 30' x 60' (1:100,000) and 7.5' (1:24,000) scale, as produced by the USGS and its university cooperators.

 

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