LASSEN COUNTY, CA

 

Lassen County is located just south of Modoc County which borders the state of Oregon.  It's largest city is Susanville which is located 85 miles north of Reno, NV via Hwy 395.

 

Wikipedia Link to Lassen County 

 

Cities in Lassen County:

 

Wikipedia Link to Susanville, CA

 

Susanville, the county's government seat,  was named after Susan Roop, daughter of Isaac Roop, an early settler and the city was established in 1900.  It is currently home to the High Dessert State Prision, a maximum-security facility which opened in 1995.  

 

Wikipedia Link to Lassen Volcanic National Park

 

Photo left is view of Mount Shasta from Lassen Peak. The Lassen area was first protected by being designated as the Lassen Peak Forest Preserve. Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone were later declared as U.S. National Monuments in May 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt.

 

Wikipedia Link to Janesville, CA

 

Wikipedia Link to Johnstonville, CA

 

Wikidpedia Link to Ravendale, CA