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Rainbow Mountain (California)

Coordinates: 41°28′25″N 121°57′22″W / 41.4734888°N 121.9561147°W / 41.4734888; -121.9561147
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Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain is located in California
Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain is located in the United States
Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation7,619 ft (2,322 m)[1]
Coordinates41°28′25″N 121°57′22″W / 41.4734888°N 121.9561147°W / 41.4734888; -121.9561147
Geography
LocationSiskiyou County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Rainbow Mountain
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltCascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruptionPleistocene age[1]

Rainbow Mountain is a stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. It is located between Mount Shasta and the Medicine Lake Volcano, consisting of andesitic and dacitic rocks that were produced during the Early Pleistocene subepoch. Its last known eruption is also of Pleistocene age.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rainbow Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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