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# Caren Kemner

Caren Marie Alexius Kemner (born April 16, 1965) is an American former volleyball player and three-time Olympian.
Kemner was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2013.

## High school

Kemner played volleyball at Quincy Notre Dame High School, and led her team to an undefeated season and a state championship in 1980 as a sophomore. She graduated from high school in 1983.

## College

Kemner played two seasons of college women's volleyball and softball at the University of Arizona. She was an AVCA second-team All-American in volleyball in 1984.
Kemner was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

## National team

Kemner competed with the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, where she won a bronze medal. She made her Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, finishing seventh. She helped the United States to the bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China. She won another bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Kemner then won a gold medal at the 1995 FIVB World Grand Prix in Shanghai. She played her third and final Olympics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing seventh.
Kemner was the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) female player of the year in 1991.

## Beach volleyball

Kemner played in one beach volleyball tournament in 1987 in Santa Monica, California, partnering with Kim Oden. She briefly returned to beach volleyball between 1999 and 2000, notably partnering with Karolyn Kirby.

## Coaching

Kemner coached the women's volleyball team at Culver-Stockton College from 2010 to 2021, and also coached the men's team from 2017 to 2021.
On May 6, 2021, Kemner was named head coach for the men's volleyball team at Quincy University after the previous coach Gavin Mueller stepped down.

## International competitions

* 1985 – NORCECA (silver)
* 1986 – World Championships
* 1986 – Goodwill Games (bronze)
* 1987 – NORCECA (silver)
* 1987 – Pan American Games (bronze)
* 1988 – Summer Olympics
* 1990 – Goodwill Games
* 1990 – World Championships (bronze)
* 1991 – NORCECA (silver)
* 1991 – World Gala
* 1991 – World Cup
* 1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze)
* 1992 – FIVB Super Four (bronze)
* 1993 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
* 1993 – FIVB Grand Champions Cup
* 1995 – World Grand Prix (gold)
* 1995 – World Cup
* 1996 – Summer Olympics (7th place)
# E. John Ellis

Ezekiel John Ellis (October 15, 1840 – April 25, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. He fought in the American Civil War for the Confederate States of America from 1861–1863; during the war he was promoted to the rank of captain. After the war, Ellis entered politics and was elected to the Louisiana State Senate from 1866-1870, then served in Congress from 1875-1885.

## Early life and military career

Born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, son of Ezekiel Parke Ellis and Tabitha Emily Warner, Ellis attended private schools in Covington and Clinton, Louisiana, and Centenary College of Louisiana (when it was located in Jackson, Louisiana) from 1855 to 1858. In 1861 he graduated from the law department of the Louisiana State University at Pineville (now at Baton Rouge), Louisiana.
During the Civil War he joined the Confederate States Army and was commissioned a first lieutenant. Ellis was promoted to captain in the Sixteenth Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, and served two years until he was captured at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, about November 25, 1863. He was held as a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island in Lake Erie until the end of the war. While a prisoner, he wrote a diary entitled A Retrospect.

## Political career and later life

He was admitted to the bar of Louisiana in 1866 and commenced practice in Covington, Louisiana. He served as member of the State senate 1866-1870.
Ellis was elected from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mississippi Levees (Forty-fourth Congress) but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Washington, D.C.
He died there April 25, 1889 and was interred in the Ellis family cemetery at "Ingleside," near Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
# John G. Otis

John Grant Otis (February 10, 1838 – February 22, 1916) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.

## Biography

Born near Danby, Vermont, he was a descendant of the Otis family counted among the Boston Brahmin families. He pursued an academic course at Burr Seminary in Manchester, Vermont. He attended Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the law department of Harvard University. He was admitted to the bar of Rutland County, Vermont in 1859. He moved to Topeka, Kansas, in May 1859 and commenced the practice of law. He assisted in the recruitment of the first black regiment of Kansas in 1862. He was paymaster general of the Governor's military staff from February 1863 to 1865, with rank of colonel. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the dairy business near Topeka. He was State agent of the Grange from 1873 to 1875. He was state lecturer for the Grange from 1889 to 1891.
Otis was elected as a Populist to the 52nd United States Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He then engaged in his former business pursuits until his death in Topeka on February 22, 1916. He was interred in Topeka Cemetery.
# Cheshmeh Gondeh

Cheshmeh Gondeh (Persian: چشمه گنده; also known as Cheshmeh Gandāb and Cheshmeh Ḩamzeh 'Alī) is a village in Sefid Sang Rural District, Qalandarabad District, Fariman County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 134, in 25 families.
# Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne is located in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It has 75 communes. Its population is 425,495 (2021), and its area is 1,057.5 km$^2$ (408.3 sq mi).

## Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, and their INSEE codes, are:
* Andrézieux-Bouthéon (42005)
* Le Bessat (42017)
* Bessey (42018)
* Bourg-Argental (42023)
* Burdignes (42028)
* Çaloire (42031)
* Cellieu (42032)
* Chagnon (42036)
* Le Chambon-Feugerolles (42044)
* La Chapelle-Villars (42051)
* Châteauneuf (42053)
* Chavanay (42056)
* Chuyer (42064)
* Colombier (42067)
* Dargoire (42083)
* Doizieux (42085)
* L'Étrat (42092)
* Farnay (42093)
* Firminy (42095)
* Fontanès (42096)
* La Fouillouse (42097)
* Fraisses (42099)
* Genilac (42225)
* Graix (42101)
* La Grand-Croix (42103)
* L'Horme (42110)
* Jonzieux (42115)
* Lorette (42123)
* Lupé (42124)
* Maclas (42129)
* Malleval (42132)
* Marcenod (42133)
* Marlhes (42139)
* Pavezin (42167)
* Pélussin (42168)
* Planfoy (42172)
* La Ricamarie (42183)
* Rive-de-Gier (42186)
* Roche-la-Molière (42189)
* Roisey (42191)
* Saint-Appolinard (42201)
* Saint-Chamond (42207)
* Saint-Christo-en-Jarez (42208)
* Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (42210)
* Saint-Étienne (42218)
* Saint-Genest-Lerpt (42223)
* Saint-Genest-Malifaux (42224)
* Saint-Héand (42234)
* Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (42237)
* Saint-Joseph (42242)
* Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette (42246)
* Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (42259)
* Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (42265)
* Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (42270)
* Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (42271)
* Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf (42272)
* Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (42275)
* Saint-Régis-du-Coin (42280)
* Saint-Romain-en-Jarez (42283)
* Saint-Romain-les-Atheux (42286)
* Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue (42287)
* Sorbiers (42302)
* La Talaudière (42305)
* Tarentaise (42306)
* Tartaras (42307)
* La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay (42308)
* Thélis-la-Combe (42310)
* La Tour-en-Jarez (42311)
* Unieux (42316)
* La Valla-en-Gier (42322)
* Valfleury (42320)
* Véranne (42326)
* Vérin (42327)
* La Versanne (42329)
* Villars (42330)

## History

The arrondissement of Saint-Étienne was created in 1800. In January 2017 it gained the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon from the arrondissement of Montbrison.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne were, as of January 2015:
* Bourg-Argental
* Firminy
* La Grand-Croix
* Le Chambon-Feugerolles
* Pélussin
* Rive-de-Gier
* Saint-Chamond-Nord
* Saint-Chamond-Sud
* Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-1
* Saint-Étienne-Nord-Est-2
* Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-1
* Saint-Étienne-Nord-Ouest-2
* Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-1
* Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-2
* Saint-Étienne-Sud-Est-3
* Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-1
* Saint-Étienne-Sud-Ouest-2
* Saint-Genest-Malifaux
* Saint-Héand
# Stanoc i Poshtëm

Stanoc i Poshtëm is a village in Vushtrri municipality, in Kosovo. It is located near the city of Vushtrri in the Mitrovica District of northeastern Kosovo. Together with the Upper Stanovc they made Stanoc, as a biggest villages in Kosovo. Stanovc is situated between the river Sitnica and the Pristina-Mitrovica road. It is approximately 15 km (9 mi) from the Pristina.
The village has a population of about 3700, and the land is mainly used for agriculture.
The mountain of Çyçavica rises to a height of 1,091 m (3,579 ft) to the west of the village.
# WDF World Darts Championship

The WDF World Darts Championship is a World Championship in darts organised by the World Darts Federation. Following the collapse of the British Darts Organisation in 2020, it essentially replaces the BDO World Darts Championship which was last held in 2020.
From 2023 onwards the tournament is being held in December each year.

## List of tournaments
### Men's

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Prize Money | Prize Money | Venue |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Total | Ch. | R.-Up | Venue |
| 2022 | Neil Duff | 87.73 | 6 – 5 | Thibault Tricole | 86.95 | £200,000 | £50,000 | £25,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2023 | Andy Baetens | 93.69 | 6 – 1 | Chris Landman | 86.47 | £170,000 | £50,000 | £20,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2024 | Shane McGuirk | 90.31 | 6 – 3 | Paul Lim | 83.76 | £130,000 | £50,000 | £16,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |

### Women's

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Prize Money | Prize Money | Venue |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Total | Ch. | R.-Up | Venue |
| 2022 | Beau Greaves | 92.05 | 4 – 0 | Kirsty Hutchinson | 72.53 | £87,500 | £25,000 | £12,500 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2023 | Beau Greaves (2) | 84.64 | 4 – 1 | Aileen de Graaf | 77.69 | £75,000 | £25,000 | £10,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2024 | Beau Greaves (3) | 83.92 | 4 – 1 | Sophie McKinlay | 73.81 | £60,000 | £25,000 | £8,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |

### Boys

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Prize Money | Prize Money | Venue |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Total | Ch. | R.-Up | Venue |
| 2022 | Bradly Roes | 71.34 | 3 – 1 | Charlie Large | 71.56 | £9,500 | £5,000 | £2,500 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2023 | Bradley van der Velden | 69.93 | 3 – 0 | Adam Dee | 66.68 | £9,000 | £5,000 | £2,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2024 | Archie Self | 81.34 | 3 – 2 | Jenson Walker | 84.76 | £7,500 | £3,000 | £1,500 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |

### Girls

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Prize Money | Prize Money | Venue |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Total | Ch. | R.-Up | Venue |
| 2022 | Eleanor Cairns | 52.45 | 2 – 0 | Wibke Riemann | 52.22 | £3,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2023 | Aurora Fochesato | 59.43 | 2 – 0 | Krisztina Turai | 51.07 | £3,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
| 2024 | Paige Pauling | 73.88 | 2 – 0 | Sophie McKinlay | 71.92 | £3,500 | £1,500 | £1,000 | Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey |
# Željko Mijač

Željko Mijač (13 January 1954 – 14 February 2022) was a Croatian football manager and player.

## Playing career

During his playing career he has played with HNK Hajduk Split (1974–76; 43/10) and NK Rijeka (1976–81; 72/7) in the Yugoslav First League. He made his debut for Hajduk in August 1973 in a Yugoslav Cup match and played 146 games for them in total, 83 of them in official matches. For Rijeka, Mijač played 117 official games (102 of them in the league), scoring 15 goals.
Later, he continued his career in France. He ended his career playing in Italy in 1987.

## Managerial career

Mijač was the coach of Standard de Liège during 1999. He then worked as assistant coach of Bahrain national team, Hajduk Split, Persepolis and Rah Ahan. During his tenure at Rah Ahan, he managed a single match during 2011–12 Iran Pro League when the team's coach, Ali Daei was one of the guests of 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or at Zürich and couldn't coach the team in the next day's match. The match ended as a 1–0 loss to Malavan. In January 2020, he was appointed manager of Croatian third tier-club Urania Baška Voda, only to be sacked and replaced by former Australia goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac in October 2021.

## Personal life
### Death

He died in Split, Croatia after a short illness on 14 February 2022, at the age of 68.

## Honours
### Hajduk Split

* Yugoslav First League: 1973–74, 1974–75
* Yugoslav Cup: 1976

### Rijeka

* Yugoslav Cup: 1978, 1979
* Balkans Cup: 1979
# Ambar, Tunceli

Ambar is a village in the Tunceli District, Tunceli Province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Alan tribe and had a population of 41 in 2021.
The hamlets of Aşağıgözlü, Kurucu and Özlüce are attached to the village.
# Ebenezer Elmer

Ebenezer Elmer (August 23, 1752 – October 18, 1843) was an American physician from Bridgeton, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Congress from the Democratic-Republican Party from 1801 to 1807. Elmer's older brother, Jonathan Elmer, and Ebenezer's son Lucius Elmer were members of the United States House of Representatives.

## Biography

Elmer was born in Cedarville, New Jersey, on August 23, 1752. He pursued an academic course, studied medicine and practiced in Cedarville. He served in the Continental Army as ensign, lieutenant, surgeon's mate, and regimental surgeon, and later practiced medicine in Bridgeton from 1783 to 1789. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1789 to 1795, serving as speaker in 1791 and 1795.
Following the Revolutionary War, Elmer was admitted as an original member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey, serving as the New Jersey Society's first Assistant Treasurer. He also served as the President of the New Jersey Society until his death, at which time he was the last surviving original member.
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1807. Not renominated by the Republicans in 1806, the Federalists put up a combined ticket with Dr. Elmer which was unsuccessful.
He was a member of the New Jersey Legislative Council in 1807, and was chosen vice president of that body. He was collector of customs of Bridgeton from 1808 until 1817, when he resigned, was reappointed in 1822 and served until 1832, when he again resigned. He served in the War of 1812, as adjutant general of the New Jersey Militia and brigadier general of the Cumberland brigade. He was vice president of Burlington College from 1808 to 1817 and 1822 to 1832. He retired from public life and died in Bridgeton on October 18, 1843. Elmer was interred in Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bridgeton.
# Alexandre-Dominique Denuelle

Alexandre-Dominique Denuelle, a French decorative painter and architect, was born in Paris in 1818. He studied under Delaroche, and afterwards served on the Commission for Historical Monuments. He died at Florence in 1879. He was largely engaged in mural paintings for churches, and specimens of his art will be found in the Abbey of St. Denis, in St. Paul at Nîmes, St. Polycarp at Lyons, the Oratory at Birmingham, the Church of the Celestines at Avignon, and in Strassburg Cathedral. His work also appears in the richly decorated choir of the Church of Saint-Francis-Xavier in Paris.
# Andranik (given name)

Andranik (Armenian: Անդրանիկ pronounced Andranik in Eastern Armenian or Antranig in Western Armenian, is a given name to Armenian males. In Armenian, it means "first-born child in the family".
With the addition of -yan or -ian (Armenian: Անդրանիկյան / Անդրանիկեան pronounced Andranikyan in Eastern Armenian / Antranigian in Western Armenian it becomes a common Armenian family name.

## People

Andranik and its variant pronunciations Antranig / Antranik may refer to:

### Andranik

* Andranik Eskandarian (born 1951), Iranian American football (soccer) player
* Andranik Hakobyan (boxer) (born 1981), Armenian boxer
* Andranik Madadian (born 1959), better known by his stage name, Andy, Armenian-Iranian singer-songwriter
* Andranik Margaryan (1951–2007), Armenian politician, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
* Andranik Ozanian (1865–1927), also known as General Andranik (Zōravar Andranik), was an Armenian general
* Andranik Tangian (born 1952), Soviet-German mathematician
* Andranik Teymourian (born 1983), an Iranian football player

### Andronik

* Andronik Iosifyan (1905–1993), Soviet engineer, chief electrician of Soyuz and R-7 Semyorka

### Antranig

* Antranig Chalabian (1922–2011), medical illustrator, cartographer and historian
* Antranig Dzarugian (1913–1989), Armenian diasporan Armenian writer, poet, educator and journalist

## Sports

* Antranik Youth Association, Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports and cultural club

## Others

* Andranikological Review, an Armenian youth historical half-yearly periodical published in Yerevan, in 2002–2004
# András Vági

András Vági (born 25 December 1988) is a Hungarian football player who plays for Soroksár.

## Career

On 6 July 2022, Vági signed with Soroksár.

## Honours

Diósgyőr
* Hungarian League Cup (1): 2013–14

## Club statistics

| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MTK Budapest |
| MTK Budapest | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MTK Budapest | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MTK Budapest | 2009–10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| MTK Budapest | Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Aarau |
| Aarau | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Aarau | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Diósgyőr |
| Diósgyőr | 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Diósgyőr | 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 |
| Diósgyőr | 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Diósgyőr | 2019–20 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| Diósgyőr | 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Diósgyőr | Total | 80 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| Mezőkövesd |
| Mezőkövesd | 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Mezőkövesd | 2016–17 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 2 |
| Mezőkövesd | Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| Paks |
| Paks | 2014–15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 |
| Paks | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Paks | 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Paks | 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Paks | 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Paks | Total | 50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 |
| Career Total | | 193 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 7 |
Updated to games played as of 15 May 2021.
# Fakhr Makan

Fakhr Makan (Persian: فخرمكان, also Romanized as Fakhr Makān) is a village in Rostam-e Seh Rural District, Sorna District, Rostam County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 154, in 28 families.
# Saska Peak

Saska Peak is an 8,404 ft (2,560 m) mountain summit located in the Chelan Mountains, in Chelan County of Washington state. The mountain is situated in Glacier Peak Wilderness of the North Cascades, on land managed by Wenatchee National Forest. Saska Peak ranks as the third-highest peak in the Chelan Mountains, and 74th-highest summit in Washington state. Its nearest higher neighbor is Emerald Peak, 0.66 mi (1.06 km) to the east-northeast, and Cardinal Peak is positioned 1.52 mi (2.45 km) to the east-southeast. These three highest peaks of the Chelan Mountains enclose the head of North Fork Entiat River valley. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains into the Entiat River drainage basin. The mountain's name honors Shil-how-Saskt (Silico Saska), Tribal chief of the Entiat people, and was applied by Albert Hale Sylvester (1871-1944), a pioneer surveyor, topographer, and forest supervisor who named thousands of geographic features in the Cascades. In the Columbia-Moses language (Salishan), this name means "Standing in the middle of the sky."

## Climate

Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains. As fronts approach the North Cascades, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the Cascades (Orographic lift). As a result, the North Cascades experiences high precipitation, especially during the winter months in the form of snowfall. During winter months, weather is usually cloudy, but, due to high pressure systems over the Pacific Ocean that intensify during summer months, there is often little or no cloud cover during the summer.

## Geology

Saska Peak is composed primarily of granodiorite and hornblende quartz diorite, minerals of the Cardinal Peak pluton.
The North Cascades feature some of the most rugged topography in the Cascade Range with craggy peaks, spires, ridges, and deep glacial valleys. Geological events occurring many years ago created the diverse topography and drastic elevation changes over the Cascade Range leading to the various climate differences. The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch. With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate, episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted. Glacier Peak, a stratovolcano that is 21.8 mi (35.1 km) west of Saska Peak, began forming in the mid-Pleistocene. In addition, small fragments of the oceanic and continental lithosphere called terranes created the North Cascades about 50 million years ago. During the Pleistocene period dating back over two million years ago, glaciation advancing and retreating repeatedly scoured the landscape leaving deposits of rock debris. The U-shaped cross section of the river valleys is a result of recent glaciation. Uplift and faulting in combination with glaciation have been the dominant processes which have created the tall peaks and deep valleys of the North Cascades area.

## Gallery

* Saska Peak (left) and Emerald Peak (right), from the south
* West-northwest aspect, with Emerald Peak to left