The national parks portfolio . in the continental United States. It issituated in northern California, and is one of the celebrated series of peaks, including Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, Mount Shasta,and what was once Mount Mazama (Crater Lake), in the Cascade Range. The region is one of extraordinary interest. Lassen Peak is 10,437 feet inaltitude. Cinder Cone, which showed some activity a few years ago, has analtitude of 6,907 feet. North Peak, Southwest Peak, and Prospect Peak areprominent elevations in the National Park. Other features of interest are the Devils Half Acre, incl
The national parks portfolio . in the continental United States. It issituated in northern California, and is one of the celebrated series of peaks, including Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, Mount Shasta,and what was once Mount Mazama (Crater Lake), in the Cascade Range. The region is one of extraordinary interest. Lassen Peak is 10,437 feet inaltitude. Cinder Cone, which showed some activity a few years ago, has analtitude of 6,907 feet. North Peak, Southwest Peak, and Prospect Peak areprominent elevations in the National Park. Other features of interest are the Devils Half Acre, inclosing hot springsand mud geysers, Bumpass and Morgan Hot Springs, lakes of volcanic glass, andice caves. There are seven lakes, numerous trout streams, and many majesticcanyons. There are also forests of yellow and white pine, fir, and lodgepole. On the whole, writes Prof. Douglas W. Johnson, of Columbia Imiversity,it is difficult to imagine a region where the more striking phenomena ofnature are developed on a grander Photograph by W. S. Valentine 54590°—HS—17 3 Lassen Peak in Eruption, July, 1914
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