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| designation = Glass Mountain |
| designation = Glass Mountain |
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| prominence = {{convert|348|ft|m|0}} <ref name="pb"> |
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| id = Glass Mountain Ridge, California |
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| name = Glass Mountain Ridge, California |
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| Coordinates = {{coord|37|46|29.87|N|118|42|30.6|W|region:US-CA_type:mountain_source:ngs|display=inline,title}} <ref name="ngs"/> |
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| lat_d = 37.774932603 |
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| long_d = -118.708512367 |
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| region = US-CA |
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| Location = [[Mono County, California|Mono County]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] |
| Location = [[Mono County, California|Mono County]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| Range = [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] |
| Range = [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] |
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| Topographic map = [[USGS]] Glass Mountain |
| Topographic map = [[USGS]] Glass Mountain |
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'''Glass Mountain''' is one of the tallest peaks in [[Mono County, California]]. |
'''Glass Mountain''', on the [[Inyo National Forest]], is one of the tallest peaks in [[Mono County, California]]. It consists of a sequence of lava domes, flows, and welded pyroclastic flows of rhyolite composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.<ref> |
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| title = Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California |
| title = Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California |
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| publisher = [[Long Valley Observatory]] |
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| accessdate = 2010-02-02}}</ref> |
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[[Obsidian]], a naturally occurring volcanic glass, can be found on the mountain.<ref name="sp"> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[Image:Mammoth-creek-glass-mountains.jpg|thumb|left|Mammoth Creek with the Glass Mountains in the distance]] |
[[Image:Mammoth-creek-glass-mountains.jpg|thumb|left|Mammoth Creek with the Glass Mountains in the distance]] |
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Revision as of 06:35, 2 February 2010
| Glass Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,128 feet (3,392 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
| Prominence | 348 feet (106 m) [2] |
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| Region | US-CA |
Glass Mountain, on the Inyo National Forest, is one of the tallest peaks in Mono County, California. It consists of a sequence of lava domes, flows, and welded pyroclastic flows of rhyolite composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.[3] Obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass, can be found on the mountain.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Glass Mountain". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^ "Glass Mountain Ridge, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California". Long Valley Observatory. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Glass Mountain Range". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
External links
- "Glass Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
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