As seen from California State Route 89 between Mount Shasta and Susanville in northeastern Shasta County

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Hat Creek is a small community located in rural eastern Shasta County roughly between Yreka and Reno.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park is located in northeastern California in portions of Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. Lassen Volcanic National Park started as two separate national monuments designated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907: Cinder Cone National Monument and Lassen Peak National Monument. The two units were merged to form the national park in 1916.

The source of heat for the volcanism in the Lassen area is subduction of the Gorda Plate diving below the North American Plate off the Northern California coast. The area surrounding Lassen Peak is still active with boiling mud pots, fumaroles, and hot springs. Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the few areas in the world where all four types of volcano can be found—plug dome, shield, cinder cone, and stratovolcano.

The park is accessible via State Routes 89 and 44. California State Highway 89 passes north-south through the park, beginning at Route 36 to the south and ending at Route 44 to the north. Route 89 passes immediately adjacent to the base of Lassen Peak.

In 1974, the National Park Service took the advice of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and closed the visitor center and accommodations at Manzanita Lake. The Survey stated that these buildings would be in the way of a rockslide from Chaos Crags if an earthquake or eruption occurred in the area. An aging seismograph station remains. However, a campground, store, and museum dedicated to Benjamin F. Loomis stands near Manzanita Lake, welcoming visitors who enter the park from the northwest entrance.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park is located in northeastern California in portions of Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. Lassen Volcanic National Park started as two separate national monuments designated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907: Cinder Cone National Monument and Lassen Peak National Monument. The two units were merged to form the national park in 1916.

The source of heat for the volcanism in the Lassen area is subduction of the Gorda Plate diving below the North American Plate off the Northern California coast. The area surrounding Lassen Peak is still active with boiling mud pots, fumaroles, and hot springs. Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the few areas in the world where all four types of volcano can be found—plug dome, shield, cinder cone, and stratovolcano.

The park is accessible via State Routes 89 and 44. California State Highway 89 passes north-south through the park, beginning at Route 36 to the south and ending at Route 44 to the north. Route 89 passes immediately adjacent to the base of Lassen Peak.

In 1974, the National Park Service took the advice of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and closed the visitor center and accommodations at Manzanita Lake. The Survey stated that these buildings would be in the way of a rockslide from Chaos Crags if an earthquake or eruption occurred in the area. An aging seismograph station remains. However, a campground, store, and museum dedicated to Benjamin F. Loomis stands near Manzanita Lake, welcoming visitors who enter the park from the northwest entrance.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park

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Lassen Volcanic National Park is located in northeastern California in portions of Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. Lassen Volcanic National Park started as two separate national monuments designated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907: Cinder Cone National Monument and Lassen Peak National Monument. The two units were merged to form the national park in 1916.

The source of heat for the volcanism in the Lassen area is subduction of the Gorda Plate diving below the North American Plate off the Northern California coast. The area surrounding Lassen Peak is still active with boiling mud pots, fumaroles, and hot springs. Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the few areas in the world where all four types of volcano can be found—plug dome, shield, cinder cone, and stratovolcano.

The park is accessible via State Routes 89 and 44. California State Highway 89 passes north-south through the park, beginning at Route 36 to the south and ending at Route 44 to the north. Route 89 passes immediately adjacent to the base of Lassen Peak.

In 1974, the National Park Service took the advice of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and closed the visitor center and accommodations at Manzanita Lake. The Survey stated that these buildings would be in the way of a rockslide from Chaos Crags if an earthquake or eruption occurred in the area. An aging seismograph station remains. However, a campground, store, and museum dedicated to Benjamin F. Loomis stands near Manzanita Lake, welcoming visitors who enter the park from the northwest entrance.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassen_Volcanic_National_Park

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