Mount Shasta

This article is about the volcano in California. For the town, see Mount Shasta, California. For other peaks named Shasta, see List of peaks named Shasta.
Mount Shasta
Aerial view of Mount Shasta from the southwest
Highest point
Elevation14,179 ft (4,322 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence9,772 ft (2,979 m)[2]
Parent peakNorth Palisade[2]
Isolation335 mi (539 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.409196033°N 122.194888358°W / 41.409196033; -122.194888358[1]
Naming
Native name
Geography
Mount Shasta is located in California
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta
Location in California, U.S.
Mount Shasta is located in the United States
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta (the United States)
LocationShasta–Trinity National Forest, California, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Shasta
Geology
Rock ageAbout 593,000 years
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcCascade Volcanic Arc
Last eruption1250[3]
Climbing
First ascent1854 by E. D. Pearce and party[4]
Easiest routeAvalanche Gulch ("John Muir") route: talus/snow climb[4]
Designated1976

Mount Shasta (/ˈʃæstə/ SHASS-tə; Shasta: Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki;[5] Karuk: Úytaahkoo)[6] is a potentially active[7] stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 ft (4,322 m), it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 cubic kilometers), which makes it the most voluminous volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.[8][9] The mountain and surrounding area are part of the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.

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  2. ^ a b c "Mount Shasta, California". Peakbagger.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shasta". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference selters_zanger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "College of the Siskiyous - Mount Shasta Annotated Bibliography" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  6. ^ Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  7. ^ Dan Dzurisin; Peter H. Stauffer; James W. Hendley II; Sara Boore; Bobbie Myers; Susan Mayfield (1997). "Living with Volcanic Risk in the Cascades" (PDF). USGS. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  8. ^ Orr, Elizabeth L.; William N. Orr (1996). Geology of the Pacific Northwest. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-07-048018-6.
  9. ^ "Mount Shasta and Vicinity, California". USGS. Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2009-10-22.