Glass Mountain Ridge is a ridge located in Mono County, California. It reaches an elevation of 10,505 feet (3,202 m).[1]

Glass Mountain Ridge
Mono County, CA: Crowley Lake and Glass Mountain Ridge, southwest view; Glass Mountain: highest peak (3395 m) in centre left; November 1994
Crowley Lake and Glass Mountain Ridge in 1994
Highest point
Elevation10,505 ft (3,202 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates37°44′57″N 118°41′07″W / 37.74917°N 118.68528°W / 37.74917; -118.68528[1]
Geography
Glass Mountain Ridge is located in California
Glass Mountain Ridge
Glass Mountain Ridge
Location in California
LocationMono County, California, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS

The Glass Mountain Ridge forms the northeast boundary of Long Valley Caldera. It consists of a sequence of lava domes, flows, and welded pyroclastic flows of rhyolite composition that were erupted between 2.1 and 0.8 million years ago.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Glass Mountain Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  2. ^ "Northeast rim of Long Valley Caldera and Glass Mountain, California". Long Valley Observatory. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2010-02-02.