Burney Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,397 m (7,864 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 873 m (2,864 ft) [2] |
Coordinates | 40°48′23.59″N 121°37′39.98″W / 40.8065528°N 121.6277722°W |
Geography | |
Location of Burney Mountain in
California | |
Location | Shasta County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Burney Mountain West |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lava dome complex, stratovolcano [3] |
Burney Mountain is a lava dome complex and small stratovolcano [3] located in the Cascade Range of eastern Shasta County, California, next to the slightly larger Crater Peak and slightly smaller Magee Peak. It stands at 2,397 m (7,854 ft) [1] and is around 8.9 km (5.5 mi) south-southeast of Burney, California.
Burney Mountain last erupted about 230,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch. It is composed of two craters, which open to the east. [4] [5] [6] Burney Mountain is the largest Quaternary dome in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, containing a volume of about 9 km3 (2.2 cu mi). [7]
The eastern side of the mountain was burned in the Eiler Fire in 2014, ultimately destroying 21 structures and injuring 11 people, mostly in Hat Creek. [8]