Rainbow Mountain (California)
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Rainbow Mountain | |
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Siskiyou County, California, U.S. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,619 ft (2,322 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 41°28′25″N 121°57′22″W / 41.4734888°N 121.9561147°W |
Geography | |
Location | Siskiyou County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Rainbow Mountain |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
Last eruption | Pleistocene age[1] |
Rainbow Mountain is a stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. It is located between Mount Shasta and the Medicine Lake Volcano, consisting of andesitic and dacitic rocks that were produced during the Early Pleistocene subepoch. Its last known eruption is also of Pleistocene age.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Rainbow Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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