Lassen Peak

American

[las-uhn] / ˈlæs ən /

noun

an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3,190 meters).

Lassen Peak British

/ ˈlæsən /

noun

a volcano in S California, in the S Cascade Range. An area of 416 sq km (161 sq miles) was established as Lassen Volcanic National Park in 1916. Height: 3187 m (10 457 ft)

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In winter 2018, Fish and Wildlife researchers successfully attached GPS collars to one male and two female foxes in the Lassen Peak area of the Cascade Range.

From Los Angeles Times

Because the foxes in the Sierra Nevada are isolated from their relatives living in the Lassen Peak area, the collaring of this fox offers scientists a rare opportunity to better understand the ecology and conservation needs of this remote group.

From Los Angeles Times

“These packs are not in the wilderness. They’re not up on Mt. Shasta or Lassen peak,” Tate said.

From Los Angeles Times

The storm, which swept in from the Gulf of Alaska, dropped about 31 inches of snow on Lower Lassen Peak, 26 inches at Palisades Summit and 22 inches at Soda Springs Ski Resort and 16 inches at Kingvale, according to the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office.

From Los Angeles Times

Lassen Peak underwent a series of eruptions between 1914 and 1917.

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