Mount Adams

Mount Adams is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range and the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington. Adams is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, and is one of the arc's largest volcanoes, located in a remote wilderness approximately 31 miles (50 km) east of Mount St. Helens. The Mount Adams Wilderness comprises the upper and western part of the volcano's cone. The eastern side of the mountain is part of the Y... More

Elevation (in meters):

  • 3,743 m (12280 ft )

Mountain range:

Physical Geography

Prominence (in meters):

  • 2,474 m (8117 ft )

Last eruption:

  • 550 B.C.E.

Date of first ascent:

  • 1854
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