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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-03208

Hotlum cone, seen here from the NW, forms the main summit of Mount Shasta and is one of the largest Cascade Range volcanoes. Hotlum is composed of several overlapping edifices and formed during the Holocene. Photo by Bill Chadwick, 1981 (U.S. Geological Survey).

Hotlum cone, seen here from the NW, forms the main summit of Mount Shasta and is one of the largest Cascade Range volcanoes. Hotlum is composed of several overlapping edifices and formed during the Holocene.

Photo by Bill Chadwick, 1981 (U.S. Geological Survey).

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