Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Cascade Range Volcanoes
First Ascents and Discoveries

• June 12, 1853 -- Discovery of Crater Lake, Oregon
  John W. Hillman, James L. Loudon, Patrick McManus, George Ross, Isaac Skeeters, and _____Dodd.
  Excerpts from M.W. Gorman's article "The Discovery and Early History of Crater Lake", published in 1897, and printed in Mazama: A Record of Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest.
  
  
  
• August 26, 1853 -- First Ascent of Mount St. Helens, Washington
  Thomas Jefferson Dryer, John Wilson, ?Drew, and ?Smith.
  Excerpts from newspaper clipping describing the first ascent of Mount St. Helens, written by Thomas J. Dryer.
  
  
  
• August 17, 1868 -- First Ascent of Mount Baker, Washington
  Edward T. Coleman, ?Tennent, and David Ogilvy.
  Excerpts from Edward T. Coleman's article published in 1869 in Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
  
  
  
• August 17, 1870 -- First Ascent of Mount Rainier, Washington
  Hazard Stevens and Philomon Beecher Van Trump.
  Excerpts from Hazard Steven's article published in 1876 in The Atlantic Monthly Magazine.
  
  
  
• August 12, 1888 -- First Ascent of Mount Jefferson, Oregon
  Ray L. Farmer and E.C. Cross.
  Excerpts from "The First Ascent of Mount Jefferson" which appeared in the "Mazama: A Record of Mountaineering in the Pacific Northwest", March 1907.

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