Snow Mountain (Shasta County, California) Explained

Snow Mountain
Elevation Ft:6,814
Coordinates:40.7633°N -121.7972°W
Type:Stratovolcano[1]
Last Eruption:Pleistocene

Snow Mountain, located in Shasta County, California, is an extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.

Geography

Snow Mountain is located northwest of Magee Peak and Latour Butte, southwest of Burney Mountain, west of Freaner Peak, northeast of Redding, California, east of Shasta Lake, and southeast of Mount Shasta.

Geology

Snow Mountain is one of older stratovolcanoes that predates Lassen Peak, one of the current volcanoes in the area.[2] Snow Mountain has been eroded, and along with two other peaks, Green Mountain and Clover Mountain, they make up the stratovolcano.

Notes and References

  1. Snow Mountain. 323808.
  2. Web site: Lassen Volcanic Center . Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region . United States Geological Survey . 24 August 2024 . 24 October 2023.