California - Lassen Volcanic National Park

            Brokeoff Mountain Trail:

Start: Brokeoff Mountain parking lot near SW Entrance
Round Trip Distance: 7.4 miles
Round Trip Time: 6 hours
Terrain: Rocky, forested, alpine
Elevation: 6635' - 9235'

For sheer beauty and rugged mountain scenery the Brokeoff trail is one of the best in Lassen. The trail climbs steadily through open meadows and forest for two miles and then through scattered hemlocks and finally above timberline to the top. At the west end of the mountain just before the last half mile of the climb, there is a good view of Mt. Shasta. From the top of the mountain there are good views of Lassen Peak, Conard, Chaos Crags, Diller, Shasta, and other mountains of the vicinity. The view of the old Brokeoff Volcano (Mt. Tehama) caldera is excellent from the summit.

The trail is considered one of the toughest in the park, though also one of the most rewarding. Hiking boots are recommended as the trail traverses a variety of terrain from volcanic sand to rocky outcrops. The one-half mile elevation gain and distance of the trail require a great deal of physical exertion to overcome, but the views at the top can't be matched.
 
Snow is likely to be found in places along the trail until mid-August, and there is usually too much snow for hiking before mid-July.

A wide variety of wildflowers will be found changing with the temperatures (lower elevation wildflowers peak in July, while the summit wildflowers peak mid-August).

Birds frequently seen include juncos, chickadees, western tanagers, flycatchers, and a number of others. Deer are common.

(nps.gov)

Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range. Lassen Volcanic National Park started as two separate national monuments designated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907: Cinder Cone National Monument and Lassen Peak National Monument.

(Wikipedia)

Der Lassen-Volcanic-Nationalpark liegt im Norden Kaliforniens (USA). Der Park liegt rund um den Lassen Peak, dem südlichsten Vulkan des Kaskadengebirges. Das 429 km² große Gebiet um den Lassen Peak wurde 1916 zum Nationalpark erklärt.

In der Gegend rund um den Lassen ist die Erde immer noch vulkanisch aktiv, was sich in kochenden Schlammlöchern, heißen Quellen und Fumarolen zeigt. Lassen ist eines der wenigen Gebiete weltweit, in der alle vier Hauptformen von Vulkanen vorkommen.

(Wikipedia)

Taken in: United States / California / Morgan Springs (show map)

Taken on: September 4, 2010

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