Information for visitors to Mount Lassen in Northern California. See also our Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park guide and information about Other California Mountains.

Quick Fasts About Mount Lassen
HIGHEST PEAK ELEVATION: 10,457 feet above sea level
PROMINENCE ELEVATION: 5,229 feet above surrounding contour line
ALSO KNOWN AS: Lassen Peak
MOUNTAIN TYPE: Volcanic Lava Dome (last erupted )
LAST ERUPTED: Between 1914 to 1917
MOST POWERFUL ERUPTION: May 22, 1915
MOUNTAIN RANGE: Shasta Cascade Mountains
NEAREST TOWN: Chester
COUNTY: Shasta County
TOURISM REGION: Shasta Cascade Region
LOCATION: Northern California

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Towns and Hotels Closest to Lassen Peak
- Mineral (16 miles)
----- Lassen Mineral Lodge
----- Battle Creek Campground
- Old Station (34 miles)
----- Rim Rock Ranch Resort
----- Hat Creek Resort and RV Park
- Chester (37 miles) Lodging | 5 hotels + 8 other lodging
- Shingletown (40 miles) Lodging | 2 B&B's and 2 other lodging
- Dales (44 miles) no hotels
- Manton (48 miles) no hotels / see Payne's Creek, Cottonwood, Anderson
- Red Bluff (59 miles) Lodging | 16 hotels plus 2 other lodging
- Burney (61 miles) 5 hotels plus 1 other lodging
- Redding (69 miles) Lodging | 40 hotels plus 21 other lodging
- Susanville (72 miles) Lodging | 10 hotels + 4 other lodging

Wikipedia Introduction to Lassen Peak

Smithsonian: Lassen Volcanic Center

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About the Cascade Mountain Range

Other Mountains in California

Shasta Cascade Tourism Region

Mountain Climbing - Mountain Biking - Rock Climbing - Skiing

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