Twin Buttes (California)

Twin Buttes

Twin Buttes cinder cones
Highest point
Elevation 5,340 ft (1,630 m)[1]
Coordinates 40°46′50″N 121°35′33″W / 40.7804364°N 121.5924841°W / 40.7804364; -121.5924841Coordinates: 40°46′50″N 121°35′33″W / 40.7804364°N 121.5924841°W / 40.7804364; -121.5924841[2]
Geography
Location Shasta County, California, U.S.
Parent range Cascade Range
Topo map USGS Burney Mountain East
Geology
Age of rock Pleistocene
Mountain type Cinder cone
Volcanic arc Cascade Volcanic Arc

The Twin Buttes are a group of volcanic cinder cones located in the Cascade Mountain Range of Shasta County, California.

See also

References

  1. "Twin Buttes South". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  2. "Twin Buttes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-12-29.


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