Fire mountains of the West : the Cascade and Mono Lake volcanoes / Stephen L. Harris.
| Author/creator | Harris, Stephen L. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Missoula, Mont. : Mountain Press Pub. Co., 2005. |
| Description | x, 454 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Our western volcanoes : an overview -- Plates in motion : the ring of fire, hot spots, and supereruptions -- Magma and mountains : how volcanoes erupt and the landforms they build -- Glaciers on Cascade volcanoes : mixing fire and ice -- The Mono Lake-Long Valley region : California's restless caldera -- Lassen Peak : California's most recently active volcano -- Mount Shasta : mountain of menace and mystery -- Medicine Lake volcano : California's largest volcanic edifice -- Mount McLoughlin : sentinel of southern Oregon -- Crater Lake : beauty born of fire -- Oregon's matterhorns : Mount Thielsen and its Cascade peers -- Newberry Volcano : the West's largest fire mountain -- The Three Sisters : Oregon's volcanic playground -- Mount Jefferson : guardian of the wilderness -- Mount Hood : Oregon's greatest volcanic threat -- Mount Adams : the forgotten giant of Washington -- Mount St. Helens : a living fire mountain -- Mount Rainier : America's most dangerous volcano -- Glacier Peak : white goddess of the north Cascades -- Mount Baker : fire under ice -- Mount Garibaldi : the volcano that overlapped a glacier -- Glacial ice and volcanic fire : now and in the future -- When Mount Shasta erupts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-438) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005015629 |
| ISBN | 087842511X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QE524 .H18 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |