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Lassen Peak over Lake Helen

Fig. 1Lassen Peak over Lake Helen

Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

Landform

A plug-dome volcano, boiling springs, cinder cones, and a painted lava field. The Cascade chain’s quiet southern furnace.

Field note

Lassen Peak erupted in 1915. Bumpass Hell still steams. Cinder Cone and the Painted Dunes sit in a corner most visitors skip. Shasta is the famous neighbor. This one is the working one.

A private leaf

Prints from Lassen


Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.

The prints

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