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Virtual Guidebook to Lassen Volcanic National Park and the Modoc Plateau
Lassen Park Road - Summit
Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Lassen peak erupted violently and spectacularly from 1915 to 1917. The main park road passes throught eh Devestated SArea from that eruption, with fading evidence of blowdowns and mudlfows. It loops high over the shoulder of the peak, almost to timberline, in an area that has recorded some of the heaviset snowfalls on earth. The park road is seldom clear of snow before early July.

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Pinemat manzanita covering the ground under red fir and white pine

(July 31, 2006)

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Interpretive signs at the Devastated Area

(July 31, 2006)

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From the road above Lake Helen, abundant snow remains into summer in most years

(July 31, 2006)

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Lake Helen, still frozen in late July

(July 31, 2006)

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