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Cinder Cone Trail N. Access

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  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …Shasta and Cascades
  4. …Lassen Volcanic National Park
  5. Butte Lake
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“This is a short, but very steep trail up the side of the cinder cone. ”

Anne Travels
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Miles

0.6

KM

Point to Point

6,805' 2,074 m

High

6,372' 1,942 m

Low

433' 132 m

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0' 0 m

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24%

Avg Grade (13°)

36%

Max Grade (20°)

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Description

From the main trail, turn toward the cinder cone. Shortly after the junction, the trail begins to climb the steep cinder trail, arriving at the rim about 0.3 miles later. The views of Mt. Lassen are outstanding!

This is the route most people use to access the cinder cone; the rim trails and the trail to the bottom of the crater can be accessed via this route.

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Land Manager: NPS - Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Anne Travels with improvements by Joan Pendleton
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  4.1 from 7 votes

#3

in Butte Lake

#10388

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  4.1 from 7 votes
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Trail Rankings

#3

in Butte Lake

#956

in California

#10,388

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Lassen Peak from the the demanding ascent on Cinder Cone
Jun 27, 2020 near Chester, CA
View of Cinder Cone and its trail
Apr 3, 2020 near Chester, CA
Inside the Cinder Cone crater
Apr 3, 2020 near Chester, CA
Marlena climbing on Cinder field trail
Apr 3, 2020 near Chester, CA
Top of the cinder cone.
Mar 9, 2016 near Chester, CA
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).
Jun 20, 2020 near Chester, CA

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Jun 6, 2020
David Hitchcock
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Jun 30, 2019
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Jun 26, 2019
Tilman Giese
Jul 31, 2018
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