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Aerial view of Mount Lassen with snow, early May 2018. Lassen Peak lies within Lassen Volcanic National Park, in Shasta County, California, 55 mi (89 km) east of the city of Redding. [4] Lassen Peak and the rest of the National Park area are surrounded by the Lassen National Forest, [5] which has an area of 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km 2). [6]
The last remaining part was the Lassen Chalet, located near the southwest entrance, which was finally demolished in 2005. [12] The new Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center opened to the public at the same location in 2008. [13] It was so named after the Mountain Maidu name for Lassen Peak. [13]
Highest point; Elevation: 6,896 ft (2,102 m) NGVD 29 [1] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Lassen and Shasta counties, California, U.S.: Parent range: Cascade Range: Topo map: USGS Prospect Peak: Geology; Mountain type: Extinct Cinder cone: Volcanic arc: Cascade Volcanic Arc: Last eruption: 1666: Climbing; Easiest route: Trail hike: Cinder Cone is a cinder cone volcano in Lassen Volcanic ...
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
The major volcanoes of the Cascade Range are fed from heat generated as tectonic plates dive below North America.. All rock now exposed in the area of the park is volcanic, and unconformably overlies much older sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rock, [6] which was formed during the hundreds of millions of years when the Lassen region underwent repeated uplifting to form mountains, only to ...
This time, we are sharing the 7th edition of the annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year published by the travel photography blog Capture the Atlas.The photos were taken around the world ...
Located 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north of Lassen Peak, they have an elevation of about 8,448 feet (2,575 m). [1] The Lassen Volcanic National Park area is surrounded by the Lassen National Forest, [4] which has an area of 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km 2). [5] Nearby towns include Mineral in Tehama County and Viola in Shasta County. [6]
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]