Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,122 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hat Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hat Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Cluster Lakes Peak: 3.0 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Crater Butte: 3.1 mi
- Reading Peak: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Springs: 1.7 mi
- Old Boundary Spring: 4.0 mi
- Cold Boiling Spring: 4.7 mi
- Panther Spring: 5.6 mi
- Supans Springs: 7.2 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 8.7 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 13.8 mi
- Red Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Devastated Area: 3.1 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 4.0 mi
- Hot Rock: 4.9 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 5.4 mi
- Sulphur Works: 7.3 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Bluff Falls: 8.6 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 20.8 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 3.8 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 5.4 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 5.4 mi
- Big Boiler: 5.4 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 5.5 mi
- Chester Park: 16.1 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 16.6 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 16.7 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 23.5 mi
- Meadow Park: 24.9 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Shingletown Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 7.4 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 9.5 mi
- Catfish Beach: 17.8 mi
- Westwood Beach: 23.9 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 16.2 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | W 263° | 3,187 m | 4.9 mi |
| Brokeoff Mountain | WSW 245° | 2,814 m | 8.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WSW 256° | 2,811 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Diller | WSW 252° | 2,750 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | WSW 254° | 2,721 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Helen | WSW 249° | 2,694 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | WSW 253° | 2,672 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | WSW 242° | 2,664 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manzanita Lake, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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