Medicine Lake Highlands

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Medicine Lake Highlands is a volcanic plateau in northeastern California characterized by extensive lava flows, cinder cones, and the large Medicine Lake shield volcano.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf volcanic field
volcanic plateau
age Quaternary
characterizedBy cinder cones
extensive lava flows
shield volcano morphology
climate continental with snowy winters
contains Medicine Lake NERFINISHED
Medicine Lake Volcano
country United States
elevation approximately 2400 meters at highest points
geologicalFeature shield volcano
hasAccessVia forest roads
hasFeature lava plateaus
lava tubes
pyroclastic cones
spatter cones
hasMainVolcano Medicine Lake Volcano
hasVegetationType coniferous forest
subalpine meadows
hasVolcanicActivityType cinder cone eruptions
effusive eruptions
fissure eruptions
lastEruptionPeriod Holocene
locatedIn California
northeastern California
managedBy United States Forest Service
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
monitoredBy California Volcano Observatory
United States Geological Survey
near Mount Shasta
overlies Modoc Plateau
partlyWithin Modoc National Forest NERFINISHED
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
partOf Cascade Range
Cascade Volcanic Arc
rockType andesite
basalt
dacite
tectonicSetting subduction-related arc volcanism
usedFor camping
fishing at Medicine Lake
hiking
recreation
volcanicHazardLevel potentially active
volcanicProvince Cascade Volcanic Province

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Medicine Lake Recreation Area partOf Medicine Lake Highlands
Glass Mountain locatedIn Medicine Lake Highlands
Medicine Lake partOf Medicine Lake Highlands