Lassen Peak

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Lassen Peak is a prominent active volcano in Northern California known for its 1914–1921 eruptions and status as one of the southernmost major peaks in the Cascade Range.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lava dome
mountain
stratovolcano
volcano
age less than 30000 years
country United States
county Shasta County NERFINISHED
elevation 10457 feet
3187 meters
geologicalType andesitic-dacitic lava dome
hasActivity fumaroles nearby
hasFeature glacially eroded slopes
summit crater remnants
hasHazardStatus active volcano
hasNearbyFeature Bumpass Hell hydrothermal area
Chaos Crags
Devastated Area from 1915 eruption
Manzanita Lake
hasRockType andesite
dacite
hasTrail Lassen Peak Trail
hasVolcanicExplosivityIndex VEI 3 (1915 eruption)
isClimbedFor hiking
mountaineering
isMajorAttractionOf Lassen Volcanic National Park
isNorthOf Sacramento, California
isOneOf few volcanoes in the contiguous United States to erupt in the 20th century
isPartOf Lassen volcanic center
isSoutheastOf Redding, California
isSouthernmostMajorPeakOf Cascade Range
isSouthOf Mount Shasta
lastEruptionEnd 1921
lastEruptionStart 1914
locatedIn Lassen Volcanic National Park
Northern California
Shasta County, California NERFINISHED
United States
monitoredBy USGS California Volcano Observatory
United States Geological Survey
mountainRange Cascade Range
namedAfter Pieter Lassen
notableEruption 1915 explosive eruption
partOf Cascade Range
prominence 2013 feet
state California
volcanicArcOrBelt Cascade Volcanic Arc
withinProtectedArea Lassen Volcanic National Park


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