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Lassen Peak (/ ˈ l æ s ə n / LASS-ən), [3] commonly referred to as Mount Lassen, is a 10,457 ft (3,187 m) lava dome volcano in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California.
Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the few areas in the world where all four types of volcanoes can be found: plug dome, shield, cinder cone, and stratovolcano. [ 4 ] The source of heat for the volcanism in the Lassen area is subduction of the Gorda Plate diving below the North American Plate off the Northern California coast. [ 5 ]
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 volcanic area presents a geological record of sedimentation and volcanic activity in and around Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California, U.S. The park is located in the southernmost part of the Cascade Mountain Range in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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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]
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