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Whaleback Mountain / Shield Volcano
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 1213 0972 (2013-12-09)

Copyright © 2013 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  Sep 2, 2013
  • location   Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Near Weed (Siskiyou County, California, US)
  • notes   Whaleback Mountain (elev. 8,456 ft.) is a small shield volcano that erupted on the northwest flank of Mt. Shasta about 300,000 years ago.
  • keywords: earth science, geology, volcano, volcanism, Pleistocece, Quaternary, eruption
  • camera   Canon EOS 7D, 48mm, f/16, 1/320 sec
  • photo category: Misc. - geology
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    Using this photo   The thumbnail photo (128x192 pixels) on this page may be freely used for personal or academic purposes without prior permission under the Fair Use provisions of US copyright law as long as the photo is clearly credited with © 2013 Ron Wolf. For other uses, or if you have questions, contact Ron Wolf RonWolf[AT]EyeOnNature.com. (Replace the [AT] with the @ symbol before sending an email.)


     

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