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Mount Pluto, California

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Topo map
  
USGS Tahoe City

Elevation
  
2,626 m

Mountain range
  
Sierra Nevada

Last eruption
  
2 million years ago

Prominence
  
444 m

Parent range
  
Sierra Nevada

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Location
  
Placer County, California

Similar
  
Snow Valley Peak, Granite Chief, Rubicon Peak, Castle Peak, Freel Peak

Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. The volcano erupted approximately 2 million years ago producing lava and mudflows that dammed Lake Tahoe. The Northstar California ski resort covers part of the 8,617 ft (2,626 m) high peak.

Map of Mt Pluto, California 96161, USA

References

Mount Pluto, California Wikipedia