Bumpass Hell - Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Posted by: Free2bme29
N 40° 27.431 W 121° 30.078
10T E 627073 N 4479580
Bumpass Hell consists of roaring fumaroles (steam and volcanic-gas vents), thumping mud pots, boiling pools, and steaming ground.
Waymark Code: WM6RZB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2009
Views: 16
The area is named after an explorer and mountaineer K. V. Bumpass. While leading a group thru the area his leg went into a boiling mud pot and he made a comment about the "decent to Hell was easy." For me the smell of the sulfer was Hell!
It's a moderate 3 mile (round trip) hike from the parking area to Bumpass Hell. Thus, only a couple hours to go to Hell and back!