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Mount Teneriffe (Washington)

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period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The last glacial retreat in the area began about 14,000 years ago and was north of the Canada–US border by 10,000 years ago. The U-shaped cross section
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in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the Cascade Range.
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Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
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The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late
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state. The mountain is 1,459 meters high and is located at the western edge of the
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of the river valleys is a result of that recent glaciation.
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from Mount Teneriffe drains into tributaries of the
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Elevation
Prominence
Coordinates
47°30′32″N 121°41′43″W / 47.5090°N 121.6952°W / 47.5090; -121.6952
Mount Teneriffe is located in Washington (state)
Washington
United States
Mount Teneriffe is located in the United States
Parent range
Cascade Range
Topo map
USGS
King County
Washington
Cascade Range
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Green Mountain
Tenerife
Spain
marine west coast
North America
weather fronts
Pacific Ocean
Cascade Mountains
Orographic lift
runoff
Snoqualmie River
Eocene
Pleistocene

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