Glass Mountain Ridge | |
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Crowley Lake and Glass Mountain Ridge in 1994 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,505 ft (3,202 m) NAVD 88 |
Coordinates | 37°44′57″N 118°41′07″W / 37.74917°N 118.68528°W / 37.74917; -118.68528 |
Geography | |
Glass Mountain RidgeLocation in California | |
Location | Mono County, California, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS |
Glass Mountain Ridge is a ridge located in Mono County, California. It reaches an elevation of 10,505 feet (3,202 m).
The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of Long Valley Caldera. It consists of a sequence of lava domes, flows, and welded pyroclastic flows of rhyolite composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.
See also
References
- ^ "Glass Mountain Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- "Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California". Long Valley Observatory. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
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