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Table Mountain (Shasta County, California)

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Extinct stratovolcano in Shasta County, California
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Table Mountain
Highest point
Elevation6,880 ft (2,100 m)
Coordinates40°33′26″N 121°33′1″W / 40.55722°N 121.55028°W / 40.55722; -121.55028
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

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

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Table Mountain". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program.
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