Painted Dunes

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Painted Dunes are vividly colored pumice fields formed by oxidized volcanic ash, located within Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California.


Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
pumice field
tourist attraction
accessibleFrom Cinder Cone trail
associatedVolcanoType cinder cone volcano
color orange
red
yellow
colorCharacteristic vividly colored
composedOf pumice
volcanic ash
country United States
formationType pyroclastic deposit
formedBy oxidized volcanic ash
geologicalAge Holocene (approximate)
geologicalProcess oxidation of volcanic ash on cooling lava flows
locatedIn Lassen Volcanic National Park
Northern California
Shasta County, California NERFINISHED
United States
management U.S. National Park Service
near Cinder Cone
Fantastic Lava Beds
notableFor multicolored oxidized ash patterns
scenic hiking views
park Lassen Volcanic National Park
partOf Cinder Cone and Fantastic Lava Beds area
protectionStatus protected area within a U.S. national park
region Cascade Range
state California
tourismActivity hiking
photography
viewpoint summit of Cinder Cone
volcanicField Lassen volcanic area


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