Latour Butte

Extinct volcano in Shasta County, California
40°36′28″N 121°42′32″W / 40.60778°N 121.70889°W / 40.60778; -121.70889GeologyMountain typeVolcanic cone[1]Last eruptionPleistocene[1]

Latour Butte, located in Shasta County, California, is an extinct lava cone[1] in the Cascade Range.

Geography

Latour Butte is located northwest of Table Mountain, Chaos Crags, and Lassen Peak, southwest of Magee Peak, southeast of Snow Mountain, and east of Redding, California.

Geology

Latour Butte is one of the volcanic centers that erupted before Lassen Peak formed. It was among the first to erupt,[2] and it is a lava cone,[1] unlike most of the other old volcanic centers, which are stratovolcanoes.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Latour Butte". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region". USGS. Retrieved 2024-08-20.