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Lassen Volcanic National Park is a national park of the United States in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak , the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range . [ 3 ]
Lassen Volcanic National Park, which encompasses an area of 106,372 acres (430.47 km 2), was created to preserve the areas affected by the eruption for future observation and study, to protect the nearby volcanic features, and to keep anyone from settling too close to the mountain.
Lake Helen is a glacial lake or a tarn occupying a cirque at around 8,200 feet (2,500 m) in Lassen Volcanic National Park. [1] The lake is located to the south of Lassen Peak and west of Bumpass Mountain in the Shasta Cascades region of Northern California. Highway 89 runs along the lake's southern and eastern shore. [2]
Cinder Cone is in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Cinder Cone is a 700 ft (210 m)-high volcanic cone of loose scoria . [ 5 ] The youngest mafic volcano in the Lassen volcanic center, [ 6 ] it is surrounded by unvegetated block lava and has concentric craters at its summit, [ 5 ] which have diameters of 1,050 ft (320 m) and 590 ft (180 m). [ 3 ]
Horseshoe Lake is a lake located in the eastern part of Lassen Volcanic National Park near Juniper Lake, in Shasta County, California. [2] The lake lies at an elevation of 6,550 ft (1,996 m). [1] Water from Horseshoe Lake drains to Snag Lake via Grassy Creek. [2] The lake is accessible by hiking trail only. [2] [3]
Butte Lake is a lake located in the northeast section of Lassen Volcanic National Park in the U.S. state of California at an elevation of 6,053 ft (1,845 m). Description [ edit ]
Juniper Lake is a large lake located at the southeast corner of Lassen Volcanic National Park in the U.S. state of California.The lake sits at an elevation of 6,700 ft (2,040 m) above sea level. [1]
Summit Lake is a lake in the Lassen Volcanic National Park of Shasta County, California, east of California Route 89 at elevation 6,700 ft (2,000 m). Two campgrounds, named Summit Lake North and Summit Lake South, are located adjacent to the lake. [1]