Glass Mountain 
| Length: | 40.0 miles |
| Difficulty: | Easier: 1 Harder: 2 |
| Trailhead Elev: | 1000 feet |
| Maximum Elev: | 7000 feet |
| Trailhead: | Lat: 41.58750 Lon: -121.50889 |
| Reader's Rating: |  (2 votes) |
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Trail Description
Glass Mountain is a beautiful gem tucked away in the top right hand corner of California near the Oregon border. It is just south of Lava Beds National Monument. The mountain is the result of an ancient lava flow. That’s not what makes this mountain special. As its name implies, it is completely made out of obsidian. Obsidian is a black shinny glass like stone.
There are too many trails to cover in one lifetime up here and it’s simply beautiful. It’s like you’re on a different planet. The landscape is like none other. There are lava tube type caves all over the place. After several caves we realized that once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.
Directions
The GPS waypoint above is actually the place were we parked and hiked onto Glass Mountain rather than the trail head. From Interstate 5, take Hwy 97 or Hwy 89. If you take 97 you’ll be west and if you take 89 you be south of Glass Mountain. Depending on what direction you’re coming from, determines which route to take. From there I leave you on your own. You’ll need a map as there are many, many routes you can take to get there. I can try to explain our route only to fill the next hour of your time. Carefully plan your route and take you time getting there. There are many places to make a wrong turn.
Contact
Stephen
Treebud@pacbell.net
There are too many trails to cover in one lifetime up here and it’s simply beautiful. It’s like you’re on a different planet. The landscape is like none other. There are lava tube type caves all over the place. After several caves we realized that once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.
Directions
The GPS waypoint above is actually the place were we parked and hiked onto Glass Mountain rather than the trail head. From Interstate 5, take Hwy 97 or Hwy 89. If you take 97 you’ll be west and if you take 89 you be south of Glass Mountain. Depending on what direction you’re coming from, determines which route to take. From there I leave you on your own. You’ll need a map as there are many, many routes you can take to get there. I can try to explain our route only to fill the next hour of your time. Carefully plan your route and take you time getting there. There are many places to make a wrong turn.
Contact
Stephen
Treebud@pacbell.net