WA Coastal Regions
...t coast marine climate - 40 to 60 inches of precipitation a year - 65 to 85 degrees fahrenheit in the summer - Mild & wet weather in the winter - Conifer & deciduous forests Western Cascades - Cascade Mountain is over 600 miles long - Mount Baker is the only major volcanic peak in this area - Mount Rainier is the tallest peak standing at 14,411 feet high - Highland climate: high elevation - West coast marine climate: low elevation - Snow fall is between 30 & 90 feet a year Eastern Cascades - Mountainous - Mount Stuart is 9,470 feet high - Mount Stuart is one of the highest non-volcanic peaks in WA - Mount Adams is the highest mountain in its region standing at 12,307 feet high - Glacier Peak stands at 10,436 feet high - The rainshadow effect - 100 inches of precipitation at the crest - 6 to 8 inches of precipitation by the Columbia River - The farther from the crest, the lesser amount of trees Columbia Basin - Driest subregion - Columbia Plateau - Harsh environment - The land is very flat - Coulees are deep scars made from glacial floods - Semiarid climate - 5 to 25 inches of precipitation a year Okanogan Highlands - Rugged & mountainou...