Bumpass Hell Lassen National Park, CA
Tony visits Bumpass Hell in Lassen National Park, Ca. A volcanic hell of bubbling mudpots, acid steams, and superhot steaming fumaroles.
Bumpass Hell - Lassen Volcanic National Park | California Travel Tips
Veronica Hill of California Travel Tips shares a travel guide to the Bumpass Hell Trail. This is the signature hike in Lassen Volcanic National Park, and one of the most active geothermal areas in California.
Get on your best walking shoes for the 3-mile round trip hike, which passes glacial Lake Helen and climbs 500 feet before descending 250 feet into Bumpass Hell.
This 16-acre hydrothermal area sits on the eroded vent of Bumpass Mountain, a dormant dome volcano. Here, you'll find more than 75 fumaroles, turquoise-colored hot springs and mud pots fired by molten lava just 5 miles below the surface. This is the same magma system that fed Lassen Peak's eruptions between 1914 and 1922.
This area was named for Kendall Bumpass, who lost his leg after falling into a boiling mud pot. Bumpass discovered the area in 1864 while hiking, and he called the place Hell. The name stuck.
Mudpots are essentially the bridge between a boiling spring and a fumarole steam vent. Once solid lava, the bubbling mud pots have been softened by heat, gas and water. During a dry season the mud pots harden up and emit steam as a fumarole. During a wet year, they become more saturated and take the form of a boiling spring.
The boiling pool is one of many unique features in the park. Although the temperatures of these hot spring pools vary, most fall between 150 and 200 degrees Farenheit. It's hard to believe, but bacteria can still live in these acid sulfate pools.
As you walk along the boardwalk, you'll see evidence of the volcanic features that have shaped Lassen's landscape. A highlight is Big Boiler, which is the largest fumarole in the park, and the hottest in the world for a non-erupting volcano. Scientists have recorded steam temperatures as high as 322 degrees Farenheit.
Fumaroles are created when magma or hot rocks mix with geothermal springs, creating an eruption of hot steam and gases. One thing you'll definitely notice is the rotten egg smell; that's hydrogen sulfide gas. The white and orange crust on the ground is formed by evaporated sulfate-rich water.
One word of advice: Stay on the boardwalks and trails. People are severely burned each year when they ignore this caution, and it's a long hike plus car drive to the nearest first aid area.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park is in a very remote location in northern California and it completely blew us away. They call it the Yellowstone of California because of the volcanic activity. Overall, this park exceeded our expectations and we had a great time exploring this beautiful place.
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The Hike to Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park is full of volcanic activity and that's best displayed on the hike to Bumpass Hell. The largest hydrothermal vent in the park, Bumpass Hell includes a long walkway where visitors can see the boiling mudpots and steaming vents up close and personal.
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What the Bumpass Hell? Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
A Little disappointed at this park, not because it is a bad park.
Its beautiful!!!
It's just everything we were planning was still closed due to snow. At the end of July!!!!!!
Not sure if we will ever make it back here, its over 2600 miles away and a 37 hour drive from us....so the likely hood of us being back in the near future is slim.
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Bumpass Hell Lassen Volcanic National Park
A 1.3-mile walk from the main road will bring you to this geothermal area with boiling mud and hissing blowholes.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park | California Travel Tips
Veronica Hill of California Travel Tips offers a guide to Lassen Volcanic National Park. Located about 50 miles from Redding in Northern California, Lassen National Park is named for Lassen Peak, which is the largest plug dome volcano in the world.
The last Lassen eruptions were between 1914 and 1921, and it remains, along with nearby Mt. Shasta, the most likely volcano in the Cascades to erupt in the next few decades.
They say this is the least visited of our national parks, and I find it really hard to believe because there's so much to do here!
Most of the Lassen National Park attractions are located along Highway 89, which circles around the park. All four types of volcanoes are found here, including shield, plug dome, cinder cone and composite varieties.
Start your Lassen tour at Loomis Museum, where you can check out historic displays of Lassen's 1915 eruption, then take the short 1-mile walk along the Lily Pond Nature Trail.
From the southwest entrance, begin at Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, where you can grab a bite to eat at Lassen Cafe — the only restaurant in Lassen National Park — or stock up on water or picnic fare.
If you're looking for Lassen National Park lodging, Manzanita Lake is a great spot to go camping. Bring a tent or RV, or rent one of their cozy wooden Manzanita Lake cabins which start at $59 per night. The lake is a great spot for catch-and-release trout fishing, and they also offer kayak rentals!
There are several places to go hiking in Lassen National Park. The Devastated Area Trail is a 1/2-mile loop that showcases evidence of the 1915 eruption. Plan on around 20 minutes to explore the paved interpretive trail, which is where much of the lava and hot rocks settled after the eruptions. Along the trail you'll see Hot Rock, a 27,000-year-old boulder that was blasted 3 miles from Lassen Peak; and Puzzled Rocks, which were torn from Lassen's Summit.
Two miles away, you'll find Summit Lake, which is a great place to stop midday for a swim or a picnic. There are two campgrounds here as well!
Continuing along Highway 89, you'll come to Kings Creek Falls before arriving at Upper Meadow, which is a great place to stop and stretch your legs.
Be sure to pack a hat, sunscreen, and plenty of water and snacks before attempting the strenuous 5-mile round-trip hike to Lassen Peak, which sits at 10,457 feet. To avoid the heat, start early in the morning, or come during the cooler fall months.
While you're in Lassen, you have to do the Bumpass Hell Trail. It's three miles round trip and it's the signature hike in the park. Set alongside glacial Lake Helen, this 16-acre hydrothermal area sits on the eroded vent of Bumpass Mountain, a dormant dome volcano. Here, you'll find more than 75 fumaroles, turquoise-colored hot springs and mud pots fired by molten lava just 5 miles below the surface.
This area was named for Kendall Bumpass, who lost his leg after falling into a boiling mud pot. Bumpass discovered the area in 1864 while hiking, and he called the place Hell. The name stuck.
Boiling pool is one of many unique features in the park. Although the temperatures of these hot spring pools vary, most fall between 150 and 200 degrees. A highlight is Big Boiler, which is the largest fumarole in the park, and the hottest in the world for a non-erupting volcano.
If you're not up for the 3-mile hike, another great place to see volcanic activity is at Sulphur Works, which sits right off the highway near the southwest entrance.
One word of advice: Stay on the boardwalks and trails. People are severely burned each year when they ignore this caution.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park: 3 Days of Exploring and Backpacking
Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the least visited parks in California but it is full of amazing experiences to have. There are awesome summits to hike, geothermic areas to see and high altitude lakes. We worked with Wendy from Wild Beginning Adventure Company in order to make the most of three days exploring the area.
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A six-mile hike to Bumpass Hell, the hydrothermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park.There is normally a shorter route, but that trail is closed for reconstruction.
It was a chilly, windy day in October. We started at an elevation of 7,300 feet and went up to 8,200 feet.
We went to Cold Boiling Lake first and then on up to Bumpass Hell.
Beautiful scenic trail with stunning mountain vistas in every direction.
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Attractions & Things to Do in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California TOP 15
Attractions & Things to Do in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. TOP 15: Mount Lassen, Lassen Peak, Bumpass Hell, Manzanita Lake, Cinder Cone, Painted Dunes, Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center, Sulphur Works, Devastated Area Interpretive Trail, Kings Creek Falls, Loomis Museum, Fantastic Lava Beds, Boiling Springs Lake, Juniper Lake, Chaos Crags and Jumbles
Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Some of the active geothermal features of Bumpass Hell in Lassen Volcanic National Park, including the largest hot spring in the basin (East Pyrite Pool), and the world's hottest fumarole (Big Boiler). See
Bumpass Hell / Lassen Volcanic National Park / USA
Der Lassen-Volcanic-Nationalpark liegt im Norden Kaliforniens (USA). Der Park liegt rund um den Lassen Peak, dem südlichsten Vulkan des Kaskadengebirges. Das 429 km² große Gebiet um den Lassen Peak wurde 1916 zum Nationalpark erklärt.
In der Gegend rund um den Lassen ist die Erde immer noch vulkanisch aktiv, was sich in kochenden Schlammlöchern, heißen Quellen und Fumarolen zeigt. Lassen ist eines der wenigen Gebiete weltweit, in der alle vier Hauptformen von Vulkanen vorkommen. Die Indianer erzählten in ihren Legenden, dass der Berg voller Feuer und Wasser sei und er sich eines Tages selbst zerreißen werde. Zwischen 1850 und 1851 sichteten Beobachter an dem Berg Rauch und Asche.
Die Gegend um den Lassen Peak wurde 1907 von Präsident Theodore Roosevelt zum National Monument erklärt.
Zwischen 1914 und 1921 ereigneten sich eine Reihe kleinerer Ausbrüche. Diese schufen neue Krater und Lavaflüsse. In dieser Zeit, am 6. August 1916, wurde der Nationalpark geschaffen.
1974 wurde das Besucherzentrum in Manzanita Lake geschlossen. Erkundungen hatten ergeben, dass die Gefahr bestand, dass bei einem Erdbeben Erdrutsche vorkommen können.
Die Vulkane im Park gehören zu einer geologischen Formation, die ihre Hitze aus einer Magmablase jenseits der kalifornischen Küste bezieht. Lassen ist einer der größten Lavadome der Welt. Er steht auf den Überresten von Mount Tehama, einem Stratovulkan, der noch 300 Meter höher als der heutige Lassen war. Dieser Stratovulkan maß an seinem Fuß einen Durchmesser von 18 bis 24 Kilometern. Nachdem seine Magmakammer entleert war, kollabierte dieser Vulkan und schuf eine 3 Kilometer große Caldera.
Die Überbleibsel dieses alten Vulkans Mount Tehama sind der Brokeoff Mountain, Mount Conrad, Mount Diller und der Pilot Pinnacle.
Sulphur Works ist eine Gegend mit geothermaler Aktivität. Es wird angenommen, dass hier der Gipfel des ehemaligen Tehama-Vulkans war. Weitere geothermale Gebiete befinden sich in Little Hot Springs Valley, Diamond Point und Bumpass Hell.
Cinder Cone liegt etwa 15 Kilometer nordöstlich des Lassen. Dieser Vulkan ist wahrscheinlich durch zwei Eruptionen um 1650 entstanden. Im Park gibt es vier Schildvulkane: Mount Harkness (im Südwesten des Parks), Red Mountain (an der Südgrenze), Prospect Pead (im Nordwesten) und Raker Peak (nördlich des Lassen Peak). Alle diese Vulkane sind 2100–2500 Meter hoch.
Während der Eiszeit wurden die älteren Vulkane des Parks durch Erosion angegriffen. Die Vergletscherung konzentrierte sich auf Lassen Peak, Red Mountain und Raker Peak.
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Mudpots, Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
From NPS sign: A mudpot is the intermidiate phase between a fumarole (steam vent) and a boiling spring. It has less water than a boiling spring, but more than a fumarole. In wet years a mudpot can become saturated, allowing the sediment to thin and settle, forming a boiling spring. Whereas, during drier years, a mudpot can dry up, harden, and emit steam -- as a fumarole.
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California 101: Lassen Volcanic National Park
Home to all four types of volcanoes, Lassen Volcanic National Park is positively alive with bubbles, steams, and roars. We show you how to kayak on Manzanita Lake, see mudpots at Sulphur Works, catch a steam at Devil’s Kitchen, climb Cinder Cone, and stay at Drakesbad Guest Ranch. For more things to do in Lassen Volcanic National Park, check out
Hiking Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Peak is one of the best hikes in Lassen Volcanic National Park as it is only 5 miles round trip and it takes you to an amazing summit with beautiful views over the surrounding area. Check it out next time you are in the park and read more at
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Hiking Bumpass Hell
Learn more about the trail into Lassen's largest and most popular hydrothermal area, Bumpass Hell.
Lassen Volcanic National Park: 2 Days of Adventure
We visit the top 3 adventures to do in Lassen when you only have a few days.
One of the coolest National Parks in the Country, this northern California national park is jam packed with tons of great things to do. We explored the park and checked out 3 of the top things to do in the park: Bumpass Hell, Subway Lava Caves, and Cinder Cone all within 2 days. Hope this video inspires you to check out Lassen. It is well worth the trip!
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