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| name = Glass Mountain, California
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| map_caption=Glass Mountain in relation to the Long Valley Caldera
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| location = [[Mono County, California|Mono County]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| location = [[Mono County, California|Mono County]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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'''Glass Mountain''', on the [[Inyo National Forest]], is one of the tallest peaks in [[Mono County, California]]. The peak lies {{convert|20|mi}} southeast of the shoreline of [[Mono Lake]] and is the highest point on the four mile long sinuous Glass Mountain Ridge.<ref>''Glass Mountain, California–Nevada,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962</ref><ref>''Casa Diablo Mtn., California,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953</ref><ref>''Cowtrack Mtn, California,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962</ref>
'''Glass Mountain''', on the [[Inyo National Forest]], is one of the tallest peaks in [[Mono County, California]]. The peak lies {{convert|20|mi}} southeast of the shoreline of [[Mono Lake]] and is the highest point on the four mile long sinuous Glass Mountain Ridge.<ref>''Glass Mountain, California–Nevada,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962</ref><ref>''Casa Diablo Mtn., California,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953</ref><ref>''Cowtrack Mtn, California,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962</ref>

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[[File:CalderaRelief large.gif|thumb|left|Glass Mountain in relation to the Long Valley Caldera]]
The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of [[Long Valley Caldera]]. It consists of a sequence of [[lava dome]]s, [[Lava flow|flows]], and [[Welded tuff|welded]] [[pyroclastic flow]]s of [[rhyolite]] composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.<ref>
The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of [[Long Valley Caldera]]. It consists of a sequence of [[lava dome]]s, [[Lava flow|flows]], and [[Welded tuff|welded]] [[pyroclastic flow]]s of [[rhyolite]] composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.<ref>
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[[Image:Mammoth-creek-glass-mountains.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Hot Creek with the Glass Mountains in the distance]]

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[[Image:Mammoth-creek-glass-mountains.jpg|thumb|left|Hot Creek with the Glass Mountains in the distance]]
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[[Category:Volcanism of California]]
[[Category:Volcanism of California]]

Revision as of 14:24, 14 May 2013

Glass Mountain
Highest point
Elevation11,128 ft (3,392 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence3,180 ft (970 m)[2]
Geography
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LocationMono County, California, U.S.
RegionUS-CA
Parent rangeGlass Mountain Range
Topo mapUSGS Glass Mountain

Glass Mountain, on the Inyo National Forest, is one of the tallest peaks in Mono County, California. The peak lies 20 miles (32 km) southeast of the shoreline of Mono Lake and is the highest point on the four mile long sinuous Glass Mountain Ridge.[3][4][5]

The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of Long Valley Caldera. 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.[6] Obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass, can be found on the mountain.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Glass Mountain". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  2. ^ "Glass Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  3. ^ Glass Mountain, California–Nevada, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  4. ^ Casa Diablo Mtn., California, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953
  5. ^ Cowtrack Mtn, California, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  6. ^ "Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California". Long Valley Observatory. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  7. ^ "Glass Mountain Range". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
Hot Creek with the Glass Mountains in the distance


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