Unique Gifts Commemorating the World's Most Spectacular Places

Lassen  Paperweight
  • Lassen  Paperweight
  • Lassen  Paperweight
  • 3 1/4 inch diameter
  • Cast in fine pewter
  • Felt backing
  • With soft fleece pouch
  • In clear-vinyl covered box
Place Name: Lassen Peak
Elevation: 10,457 ft.
Coordinates: N41° 29' 16'' W121° 30' 14''
Location: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, USA
MarkerSleuth Photo Contributor: Craig Bysted, 2001
Lassen Peak is the centerpiece of a landscape created by millennia of volcanic activity. The great Mt. Tehama, once comprising an 11 mile base, spawned numerous peaks. Lassen Peak began a series of more than 150 eruptions in May 1914, culminating in a great eruption in May 1915. Because of the area's rich and recent volcanic history, the area was established as a national park in 1916.