The Mountain That Isn't There

Trail Thoughts and Musings

A small side trail will lead to a stunning overlook of where the once mighty Tehama Volcano stood. A sign shows this ghost Volcano superimposed over the existing landscape. Mt. Tehama was a stratovolcano much like Mt. Shasta is and was built by intermittent activity between 650,000 and 400,000 years ago. Brokeoff Mountain and Mt. Diller are remnants of this now vanished volcano.



Werner Hager at cyberguide@cyberhikes.com
Last updated December 12, 1999.
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