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).

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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)

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Lassen Peak

The epicenter was 23 miles southeast of Lassen Peak, 28 miles west-southwest of Susanville and 50 miles northeast of Chico.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023

Initial snow reports showed 1 to 6 inches over the Sierra, and 16.5 inches over lower Lassen Peak in Lassen National Park, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

But six other Cascade volcanoes have been active in the past 300 years, including steam eruptions at Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak and a 1915 blast at Lassen Peak that destroyed nearby ranches.

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

S. v. obscuroides intergrades with S. v. vagrans along the crest of the Sierra between Yosemite National Park and Lassen Peak and on the eastern slope of the Sierra from approximately Mammoth northward.

From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley

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