Glass Mountain (California) Explained

Glass Mountain
Elevation Ft:11128
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence:3180feet
Prominence Ref:[2]
Location:Mono County, California, U.S.
Range:Glass Mountain Range
Coordinates:37.7749°N -118.7085°W
Topo:USGS Glass Mountain

Glass Mountain, on the Inyo National Forest, is one of the tallest peaks in Mono County, California. The peak lies southeast of the shoreline of Mono Lake and is the highest point on the 4miles long sinuous Glass Mountain Ridge.[3] [4] [5]

The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of Long Valley Caldera. It consists of a sequence of lava domes, flows, and welded pyroclastic flows of rhyolite composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.[6] Obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass, can be found on the mountain.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. HR2673 . Glass Mountain . 2009-08-06.
  2. 3614 . Glass Mountain, California . 2009-08-03.
  3. Glass Mountain, California–Nevada, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  4. Casa Diablo Mtn., California, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953
  5. Cowtrack Mtn, California, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  6. Web site: Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California . . 2010-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090905014538/http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/gallery/32022545-048_caption.html . 2009-09-05.
  7. 682716 . Glass Mountain Range . 2011-09-15 .