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Lassen Peak

American  
[las-uhn] / ˈlæs ən /

noun

  1. an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3,190 meters).


Lassen Peak British  
/ ˈlæsən /

noun

  1. a volcano in S California, in the S Cascade Range. An area of 416 sq km (161 sq miles) was established as Lassen Volcanic National Park in 1916. Height: 3187 m (10 457 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Including a day at Crater Lake, our trip to and from Lassen Peak, the southernmost volcano in the Cascades, took six days.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

It doesn’t include the Cascade Range that encompasses the foxes in Lassen Peak and those farther north in Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2021

The West Coast is home to an 800-mile chain of 13 volcanoes , from Washington state’s Mount Baker to California’s Lassen Peak.

From Washington Times • May 13, 2018

Redding is a largely uneventful place, best known as a gateway to the natural splendors of Lassen Peak and Mount Shasta.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2016

The volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak, Cal., on October 6, 1915, taken at intervals, the first three photos five minutes apart, the fourth, ten minutes later, showing the beginning of the second cloud.

From The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

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