Washington State - part I : mountains and climates
Created | Updated Apr 2, 2014
Washington state has a very diverse geologic composition. Western Washington is a semiarid area, although it is not classified as a desert anymore because of climate change. Eastern Washington is a more depressing but beautiful constant drizzle. Seattle gets 36 inches a year, only because the polluted air causes more nucli for water and less actual clouds (just a theory). The cascade mountain range cuts right through the state and was formed by tectoncic collision of the Juan de fuca plate and the North American plate. The state is included in the ring of fire, a chain of volcanoes and potential volcanic activity.
Mountains of Washington
Washington state is home to several famous mountains including mount Rainier, mount saint Helens, and mount Adams. Mt. Rainier is 14,409 feet tall, or 4,392 meters. Mount Rainier is very scary to Washingtonians because it would cover half the state in a mudslide if it were to erupt. Mt. St. Helens was the famous mountain that had the "eruption that shook the world". Mt st Helens is named after Alleyn Fitzherbert, or Baron st. Helens, the British ambassador to Spain.
Mountains of Washington
Washington state is home to several famous mountains including mount Rainier, mount saint Helens, and mount Adams. Mt. Rainier is 14,409 feet tall, or 4,392 meters. Mount Rainier is very scary to Washingtonians because it would cover half the state in a mudslide if it were to erupt. Mt. St. Helens was the famous mountain that had the "eruption that shook the world". Mt st Helens is named after Alleyn Fitzherbert, or Baron st. Helens, the British ambassador to Spain.
