Table Mountain (Shasta County, California)

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Table Mountain
Table Mountain (Shasta County, California)
Highest point
Elevation 6,880 ft (2,100 m)
Coordinates 40°33′26″N121°33′1″W / 40.55722°N 121.55028°W / 40.55722; -121.55028
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano [1]
Last eruption Pleistocene [1]

Table Mountain, in Shasta County, California, is an extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. [1]

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Geography

Table Mountain is northwest of Chaos Crags and Lassen Peak, southeast of Red Lake Mountain, Red Mountain, Eskimo Hill, and Latour Butte, and west of Prospect Peak. [1]

Geology

Table Mountain is one of the old, extinct stratovolcanoes that predate Lassen Peak. It has a three flank vents, Red Lake Mountain, Red Mountain, and Eskimo Hill. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Global Volcanism Program | Table Mountain". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
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