What is the highest peak in the Cascade Range?

The highest peak in the Cascade Range is Mount Rainier.

Rising to about 14,410 feet (4,392 meters), Mount Rainier is a massive active stratovolcano in Washington. It stands well above the range’s other famous volcanic peaks, including Mount Adams, Mount Hood, and Mount Shasta. Its extraordinary topographic prominence also makes it the most prominent mountain in the contiguous United States.

Rainier is heavily glaciated, with dozens of glaciers and permanent snowfields feeding rivers such as the Nisqually, Cowlitz, and White. Mount Rainier National Park, established in 1899, protects the mountain and its surrounding forests and meadows. The mountain’s first recorded successful ascent was made in 1870 by Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump.

A common mix-up is confusing the highest peak in the Cascades with Mount Hood, Oregon’s highest mountain, or Mount Shasta, California’s highest Cascade volcano. Both are major peaks, but neither reaches Rainier’s elevation.