Golden Gate Photo - California Cascades Gallery
Fine Art Photography from the Cascade Volcanoes of Northern California.
The Cascade Range is a string of volcanic centers extending from Northern California into southern British Columbia, Canada. In California, the Cascades include Lassen Peak, Mount Shasta, and the Medicine Lake shield volcano. The Medicine Lake shield volcano produced a glassy obsidian flow in its most recent eruption about 900 years ago. Over the last 4,500 years, Mount Shasta has erupted on average every 600 years. It last erupted about 200 years ago. Mount Shasta is also one of the most prominent topographic features on the planet, rising 11,000 feet (3,350 meters) above the plain below. Lassen Peak last erupted in 1914-1917! The only other volcano in the continental United States to have erupted in the 20th century is Mount St. Helens in Washington. The Cascade Range is one of the stops on the Geomorphic Provinces Geotour.
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Mount Shasta from Mount Eddy
This view is to the east, taken from the highest peak in the Klamath Range, looking at the Mount Shasta's 14,161-foot (4,317-meter) peak.
Print No. A99NW-24-9
Here is a View of Mt. Eddy
where this photo was taken
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Mount Shasta, South View
This view is from the south slope of the mountain, just east of the Mount Shasta Ski Park.
Print No. A99NW-23-9
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Lassen Peak, Hat Lake Reflection
Here is an early morning dual view of Lassen Peak. The peak is one of the world's largest plug domes. About 11,000 years ago, Lassen Peak forced its way up over a span of years, much like the plug dome currently building within Mount St. Helens.
Print No. A99NW-25-9
Here are more images from Lassen Volcanic National Park
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Medicine Lake Obsidian Flow
The Medicine Lake obsidian flow formed about 900 years ago when a viscous rhyolitic lava oozed out of the Medicine Lake shield volcano like toothpaste and solidified into a mass of volcanic glass. The flowing and cooling action resulted in the formation of the jagged blocks.
Print No. A99NW-22-10
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More Volcanoes along the Pacific Ring of Fire:
Cascade Volcanoes of Oregon
Crater Lake
Cascade Volcanoes of Washington
Mount St. Helens
Mount Rainier
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