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Glass Mountain Ridge
Glass Mountain Ridge is located in California
Glass Mountain Ridge
Glass Mountain Ridge
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation 10,505 ft (3,202 m) NAVD 88
Geography
Location Mono County, California, U.S.
Topo map USGS

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

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.

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