Mount Lassen

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Mount Lassen, officially Lassen Peak, is an active volcanic peak in Northern California’s Cascade Range known for its dramatic 1914–1921 eruptions and its status as a centerpiece of Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
mountain
stratovolcano
accessedBy Lassen Peak Trail NERFINISHED
age Pleistocene
alsoKnownAs Mount Lassen NERFINISHED
climateZone alpine
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation 10457 feet
3187 meters
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions
lava dome growth
formedBy extrusion of viscous lava
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasFeature glacially carved slopes
radial lava domes nearby
summit crater remnants
hazardPotential future explosive eruptions
lastEruptionEnd 1921
lastEruptionStart 1914
locatedIn Lassen Volcanic National Park NERFINISHED
Northern California
Shasta County, California NERFINISHED
Tehama County, California NERFINISHED
majorEruptionYear 1915
managedBy United States National Park Service NERFINISHED
monitoredBy USGS California Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED
mountainRange Cascade Range
nearbyCity Red Bluff, California NERFINISHED
Redding, California NERFINISHED
notableFor 1914–1921 eruption sequence
being one of the few volcanoes in the contiguous United States to erupt in the 20th century
being one of the largest plug dome volcanoes in the world
parkEstablishmentYear 1916
partOf Cascade Range volcanoes NERFINISHED
Lassen Volcanic Center NERFINISHED
prominence 2013 meters
6604 feet
protectedArea Lassen Volcanic National Park NERFINISHED
region Pacific Northwest volcanic province NERFINISHED
relativeLocation southernmost major volcano of the Cascade Range
rockType dacite
state California, United States
surface form: California
volcanicArcBelt Cascade Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED
volcanoType plug dome volcano
within Lassen National Forest (partly surrounding park) NERFINISHED
Lassen Volcanic National Park Wilderness (part) NERFINISHED

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“Snow Mountain” in Maidu hasAlternativeName Mount Lassen
subject surface form: Snow Mountain