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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 ]
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 ]
Lassen Volcanic National Park has a lot in common with its famous sister parks, but far fewer visitors.
The Lassen Peak National Monument, later expanded into Lassen Volcanic National Park, was established by United States President Theodore Roosevelt (pictured) in 1907. The areas surrounding Lassen Peak, especially to its east, south, and southeast, represented a meeting ground for Maidu , Yana , Yahi , and Atsugewi Native Americans . [ 57 ]
Part of the Lassen volcanic area, its tallest remnant, Brokeoff Mountain, is itself the second highest peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park and connects to the park's highest point, Lassen Peak. Located on the border of Tehama County and Shasta County, Brokeoff's peak is the highest point in the former.
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Manzanita Lake is a lake located in Lassen Volcanic National Park.The name means "little apple" in Spanish. Manzanita Lake was formed when Manzanita Creek was dammed 300 years ago by a rock avalanche from the northwest slope of the Chaos Crags, which also resulted in the debris formation known as Chaos Jumbles.
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