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Prospect Peak is a relatively mildly sloped ancient shield volcano, now beautifully forested with firs and bright green pinemat manzanita ground cover.
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Cinder Cone comes into view when hiking south from the Butte Lake trailhead on Butte Lake to Snag Lake Trail (West).
Winter camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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Joan Pendleton
Jun 30, 2021 near Chester, CA
“Prospect Peak is a relatively mildly sloped ancient shield volcano, now beautifully forested with firs and bright green pinemat manzanita ground cover.”  

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Prospect Peak is a relatively mildly sloped ancient shield volcano, now beautifully forested with firs and bright green pinemat manzanita ground cover.
Winter camping at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Cinder Cone Trail: Read and obey the signs
View of Cinder Cone and its trail
Big fir trees and little ground cover at the start of the climb up Prospect Peak, 8,338 ft.
Light colored Painted Dunes (center) at the base of Cinder Cone (north side) on the right, with the black boulders of Fantastic Lave Beds behind them. In the distance are Ash Butte (left), Red Cinder Cone/Red Cinder (center), and Mt Hoffman (right).
Approaching the Painted Dunes (center) from the north on Butte Lake to Snag Lake Trail (West). Mount Harkness (center left), 8,046 ft., is in the far distance to the south.
Cinder Cone comes into view when hiking south from the Butte Lake trailhead on Butte Lake to Snag Lake Trail (West).
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Prospect Peak Trail

3.2 mi 5.1 km
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Chester, CA
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