Lassen Volcanic National Park,is one of the national park of America and it is located in northeastern part of California.Lassen Volcanic National Park was established in 1907.

The main feature of this park is the volcanic Lassen Peak which is 3,187 m or 10,457 ft of height.The picture of the Lassen Peak is shown below,

The volcano located in this park remained silent for more that 400 years and after remaining inactive for more than 400 years, it was in 1914, this volcano erupted and till 1917 it continued to erupt more or less constantly intermittently until 1921.It was during this period when the volcano was very active it was characterized by a number of explosions and also by a massive and destructive mudslide,which was formed when hot lava melted snow on the mountain’s slopes.

Apart from this volcano peak other smaller volcanic peaks in this park includes

1)Cinder Cone (2,107 m/6,913 ft)

2)Prospect Peak (2,543 m/8,342 ft)

3)Harkness Peak (2,450 m/8,039 ft).

Out of the above three peaks,Cinder Cone is usually devoid of any kind of vegetation and it is surrounded by piles of volcanic cinder and ash. Apart from these peaks , the park also features many

1)Alpine lakes

2)Fumaroles (vapor-emitting vents)

3)Hot springs

4)Boiling mud pots

5)Lava formations.

The picture below is that of the Bumpass Hell which contains boiling springs, mudpots, and fumaroles