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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]
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]
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 ...
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A year before Ishi's death, Mt. Lassen exploded. Mt. Lassen is officially recognized as Lassen Peak by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Before the eruption on May 22, 1915, the smoking volcano became a tourist draw. Today, within Lassen Volcanic National Park, the area surrounding the volcano is known as the Devastated Area.
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As part of Mount Tehama's main vent, Bumpass Hell is the result of fissures that tap the volcanic heat, thought to be a cooling mass of andesite, perhaps three miles (5 km) below the surface. It is named after Kendall Vanhook Bumpass, a cowboy and early settler who worked in the Lassen Peak area in the 1860s. Bumpass discovered the geothermal ...