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Mount Adams (Washington)
Mount Adams
, known by some Native American tribes as
Pahto
or
Klickitat
, is a potentially
active
stratovolcano
in the
Cascade Range
. It is the second-highest
mountain
in the
U.S. state
of
Washington
, trailing only
Mount Rainier
. Adams is a member of the
Cascade Volcanic Arc
, and is one of the arc's largest volcanoes, located in a remote wilderness approximately 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
.
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