Klickitat ~ Mount Adams in Oregon

Known by some of the local First Nations Native tribes as Pahto  or Klickitat, this is Mount Adams, just to the north of the Columbia  river. This is a sleeping but potentially active stratovolcano in the  Cascade Range.  It has not erupted in over 1,000 years, but is not extinct. 

Mount  Adams is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, and is one of the arc's  largest volcanoes. It’s the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of  Washington, after Mount Rainier. It is in a remote wilderness area 34  miles (55 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  Yakama Nation. Adams' asymmetrical body rises 1.5 miles (2.4 km) above  the Cascade crest. Its nearly flat summit was formed as a result of  numerous cone-building eruptions from separated vents around the top.   

I shot this early in the morning as I flew to the north from Hillsboro Oregon on my way to Yakima, Washington.  

From "Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition" my  personal project of exploration in the North American Wilderness.  I am  on a mission to raise awareness of our Iconic Natural Heritage Treasures  of North America.