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Lassen Volcanic National Park CA

Lat, Long: 40.49354575, -121.4075993

Designation: National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes. Jagged peaks tell the story of its eruptive past while hot water continues to shape the land.

Weather:

Weather at Lassen can vary dramatically throughout the year. Average January temperatures are a high of 40.4 °F (4.7 °C) and a low of 20.8 °F (-6.2 °C). Average July temperatures are a high of 88.4 °F and a low of 49.8 °F. Temperatures reach 90 °F or higher on an average of 36.9 days, and drop to 32 ° or lower on an average of 164 days days annually.

Directions:

From Interstate 5 (Redding), take Hwy 44 - 48 miles east to the junction of Hwy 89. Follow Hwy 89 south 1 mile to the north entrance of the park. From Interstate 5 (Red Bluff) take Hwy 36 E - 51 miles east to the junction of Hwy 89. Follow Hwy 89 north 6 miles to south entrance of the park.

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Address/Contact:

38050 Highway 36 East

Mineral, US, 96063

Phone: 5305954480

Email: lavo_information@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peakGolden grasses edge a pond reflecting a snow-dusted peakA boardwalk passes through a colorful, steaming hydrothermal basin.Two hikers sit on a mountain top with a view of multiple peaks, dotted with patches of snowA volcanic peak rises above a tree-lined, deep blue lake.A fisherman casts a line from a boat below a snow-dotted volcanic peak.An ash cloud rises above a volcano with an early 19th century vehicle at the forefront.