Butte Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 located in the northeast section of Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak; the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range...

 at an elevation of 6053 ft (1,845 m).

Description

The irregularly-shaped lake lies at the northern end of Cinder Cone and the Fantastic Lava Beds

Cinder Cone and the Fantastic Lava Beds

Cinder Cone is a cinder cone volcano in Lassen Volcanic National Park . Within the park it is located about northeast of Lassen Peak and provides an excellent view of Brokeoff Mountain, Lassen Peak, and Chaos Crags.The cone was built to a height of above the surrounding area and spread ash over...

, which is a complex of lava flows and a cinder cone.
The lake also contains a vast underwater lava field. Water from Butte Lake drains via Butte Creek, which flows north out of the parkland.

Access

There is a campground and ranger station located to the west of the lake. Butte Lake is accessible via an unpaved road which branches off from California Route 44

California State Route 44

State Route 44 is a state highway in the U.S. State of California that travels in an east–west direction from Redding to Lassen Volcanic National Park before ending at Route 36 west of Susanville...

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