Glass Mountain (California)

Glass Mountain
Elevation 11,128 ft (3,392 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 3,180 ft (969 m) [2]
Location
Glass Mountain
Mono County, California, USA
Range Glass Mountain Range
Coordinates [1]
Topo map USGS Glass Mountain

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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Glass Mountain". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=HR2673. Retrieved 2009-08-06. 
  2. ^ "Glass Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3614. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  3. ^ "Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California". Long Valley Observatory. http://lvo.wr.usgs.gov/gallery/32022545-048_caption.html. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
  4. ^ "Glass Mountain Range". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/682716. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 

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