Latour Butte

Latour Butte
Map
Highest point
Elevation6,739 ft (2,054 m)
Coordinates40°36′28″N 121°42′32″W / 40.60778°N 121.70889°W / 40.60778; -121.70889
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic cone[1]
Last eruptionPleistocene[1]

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

Geography

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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

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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

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  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.