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Lassen Volcanic National Park – California

Images of Lassen Volcanic National Park – northern California, taken in July 2013.

Lassen Peak last erupted in 1914 and at 10,475 feet is now the heart of Lassen Volcanic National Park. This is an active volcanic landscape with constantly changing hydrothermal features including bubbling mud pots, steaming fumaroles and boiling water. The largest of these areas is Bumpass Hell, named after an explorer whose leg was badly scalded and had to be amputated when he fell through the thin crust above a mud pot. Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world, was formerly on the flank of Brokeoff Volcano which was once over 8 miles wide at its base and over 11,000 feet high. The remnants of this great volcano can be identified in the park today as, Brokeoff Mountain, Mount Diller, Pilot Pinnacle and Mount Conrad.
Lassen Peak over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Brokeoff Mountain (9235 ft) and Mount Diller (9087 ft) in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain (9235 ft) and Mount Diller (9087 ft) in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak as seen from Upper Kings Creek Meadow in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak as seen from Upper Kings Creek Meadow in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Brokeoff Mountain and Mount Diller in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain and Mount Diller in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Pilot Pinnacle (8886 ft) in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Pilot Pinnacle (8886 ft) in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Windblown and weathered trees in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Windblown and weathered trees in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mount Diller and Pilot Pinnacle in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mount Diller and Pilot Pinnacle in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak and Vulcans Castle (center) in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak and Vulcans Castle (center) in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Brokeoff Mountain, Mount Diller and Pilot Pinnacle over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain, Mount Diller and Pilot Pinnacle over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Brokeoff Mountain and Mount Diller over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Brokeoff Mountain and Mount Diller over Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Steaming Fumarole at the Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Steaming Fumarole at the Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Boiling mud pot at the Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Boiling mud pot at the Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Tree consumed by geothermal activity at the Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Tree consumed by geothermal activity at the Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Volcanic rock mountain peaks in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Volcanic rock mountain peaks in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Vista along Highway 89 in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Vista along Highway 89 in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak and Loomis Peak (8658 ft) over Lake Manzanita in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak and Loomis Peak (8658 ft) over Lake Manzanita in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Large tree growing on a mountainside in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Large tree growing on a mountainside in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak and a towering Cedar Tree in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak and a towering Cedar Tree in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 A dead tree on the trail below Vulcans Castle on Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A dead tree on the trail below Vulcans Castle on Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Bumpass Hell overview in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Bumpass Hell overview in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Boiling pond in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Boiling pond in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Steaming Fumarole in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Steaming Fumarole in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 East Pyrite (Fools Gold) Pool in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
East Pyrite (Fools Gold) Pool in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 East Pyrite Pool boils in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
East Pyrite Pool boils in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A windblown tree above Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A windblown tree above Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 A boiling mud pot in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A boiling mud pot in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Tree along the trail to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Tree along the trail to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Boiling water flowing from the Big Boiler fumarole in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Boiling water flowing from the Big Boiler fumarole in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Tree growing over the trail to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Tree growing over the trail to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Boiling water flowing from the Big Boiler fumarole in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Boiling water flowing from the Big Boiler fumarole in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 A boiling water pool in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A boiling water pool in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 A grass marsh growing in heated water in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A grass marsh growing in heated water in Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 The Devastated Area in Lassen Volcanic National Park
The Devastated Area in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 The trail to Lassen Peak (Vulcans Castle on the left) in Lassen Volcanic National Park
The trail to Lassen Peak (Vulcans Castle on the left) in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Greenleaf Manzanita shrub flowers in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Greenleaf Manzanita shrub flowers in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Shrub buds in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Shrub buds in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 A natural bridge in volcanic rock in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A natural bridge in volcanic rock in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 A forked windblown tree in Lassen Volcanic National Park
A forked windblown tree in Lassen Volcanic National Park		 Flower in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Flower in Lassen Volcanic National Park

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