Mount Shasta
Aerial view of Mount Shasta from the west
Elevation	14,179 ft (4,322 m)[1]
Location	California, USA
Range	Cascade Range
Prominence	9,822 ft (2,994 m) Ranked 96th
Coordinates	41°24′33.11″N 122°11′41.60″W / 41.4091972, -122.1948889
Topo map	USGS Mount Shasta
Type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Age of rock	~ 593 kyr
Last eruption	1786[2]
First ascent	1854 by E.D. Pearce and party[3] (first recorded ascent)[4]
Easiest route	Avalanche Gulch ("John Muir") route: glacier/snow climb[3]

Mount Shasta (Úytaahkoo in Karuk), a 14,179-foot (4,322 m)^[1] stratovolcano, is the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range and the fifth highest peak in California. It is a member in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and is located in Siskiyou County, and has an estimated volume of 108 cubic miles (450 km³), making it the most voluminous stratovolcano of the Cascades.^[5] Physically unconnected to any nearby mountain, and rising abruptly from miles of level ground which encircle it, Mount Shasta stands some 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above the surrounding area. The mountain is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This article is about the city. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 573 KB)Photo taken by Ewen Denney flying from San Jose, California to Portland, Oregon on June 22, 2006. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... “Cascades” redirects here. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... This is a list of mountains ordered by their topographic prominence. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... // Topographic maps are a variety of maps characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines in modern mapping, but historically using a variety of methods. ... InsertSLUTTY WHORES≤ non-formatted text here{| class=toccolours border=1 cellpadding=4 style=float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 20em; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; clear: right; |+ United States Geological Survey |- |style= align=center colspan=2| [[Image:USGS logo. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... A cutaway diagram of a stratovolcano Mount St. ... Mariana Islands, an oceanic island arc Cascade Volcanic Arc, a continental volcanic arc A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or mountains formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another tectonic plate and produces magma. ... A volcanic belt is a district of volcanoes, located in a certain area. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Diagram of geological time scale. ... Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska photographed from the International Space Station For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... // Karuk or Karok is a moribund language of northwestern California, USA. It was the traditional language of the Karuk people, most of whom now speak English. ... A cutaway diagram of a stratovolcano Mount St. ... “Cascades” redirects here. ... In mountaineering in the United States, a fourteener is a mountain that exceeds 14,000 feet (4,267. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Siskiyou County is a county located in far northernmost California, in the Cascade Mountains on the Oregon border. ... Shasta-Trinity National Forest is a nationally protected forest in northern California, USA. Categories: California-related stubs ...

The mountain has attracted the attention of poets, authors, and presidents. Shasta was memorably described by the poet Joaquin Miller: "Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great black forests of Northern California."^[6] Naturalist and author John Muir said of Shasta: "When I first caught sight of it over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley, I was fifty miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since."^[7] Theodore Roosevelt said "I consider the evening twilight on Mt. Shasta one of the grandest sights I have ever witnessed."^[8] Joaquin Miller Joaquin Miller was the pen name of the colorful American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller (March 10, 1841, or alternatively September 8, 1837, or November 10, 1841 - February 17, 1913). ... For other persons named John Muir, see John Muir (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Theodore Roosevelt, see Theodore Roosevelt (disambiguation). ...

Geology and climate

Mount Shasta as seen from Lake Siskiyou, just west of Mount Shasta City, or about 12 miles southwest of the Mount Shasta summit. Taken on August 4, 2007

The mountain consists of four overlapping volcanic cones which have built a complex shape, including the main summit and the prominent satellite cone of 12,330 feet (3,758 m) Shastina which has a visibly conical form (see image at left). If Shastina were a separate mountain, it would rank as the third-highest peak of the Cascade Range. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixels, file size: 358 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture of Mount Shasta taken on August 4, 2007 on Lake Siskiyou, just west of Mount Shasta city, and about 12 miles west of... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixels, file size: 358 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture of Mount Shasta taken on August 4, 2007 on Lake Siskiyou, just west of Mount Shasta city, and about 12 miles west of... This article is about the city. ... Satellite cone (or parasitic cone) is a geographical feature found around a volcano. ... Shastina is the highest satellite cone of Mount Shasta, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. ...

Mount Shasta's surface is relatively free of deep glacial erosion except, paradoxically, for its south side where Sergeants Ridge runs parallel to the U-shaped Avalanche Gulch. This is the largest glacial valley on the volcano, although it does not presently have a glacier in it (see image below left). For morphological image processing operations, see Erosion (morphology). ... A glaciated valley in the Mount Hood Wilderness showing the characteristic U-shape. ...

There are seven named glaciers on Shasta, with the four largest (Whitney, Bolam, Hotlum, and Wintun) radiating down from high on the main summit cone to below 10,000 ft (3,000 m) primarily on the north and east sides.^[3] The Whitney Glacier is the longest and the Hotlum is the most voluminous glacier in the state of California. Three of the smaller named glaciers occupy cirques near and above 11,000 ft (3,300 m) on the south and southeast sides, including the Watkins, Konwakiton, and Mud Creek Glaciers. Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland Icebergs breaking off glaciers at Cape York, Greenland This article is about the geological formation. ... The Whitney Glacier is a glacier situated on Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... The Bolam Glacier is a glacier situated on the northern flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... The Hotlum Glacier is a glacier situated on the northeast flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... The Wintun Glacier is a glacier situated on the eastern flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... A cirque is an amphitheatre-like valley of glacial origin, formed by glacial erosion at the head of the glacier. ... The Watkins Glacier is a glacier situated on the southeastern flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... The Konwakiton Glacier is a glacier situated on the southern flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... The Mud Creek Glacier is the southernmost glacier on Mount Shasta in the U.S. state of California. ...

Mount Shasta and Black Butte as seen from the north on I-5 at sunset on 8-4-2007

There are many buried glacial scars on the mountain which were originally created in recent glacial periods ("ice ages") of the present Wisconsinian glaciation. Most have since been filled-in with andesite lava, pyroclastic flows, and talus from lava domes. Shastina, by comparison, has a fully intact summit crater indicating that Shastina developed after the last ice age. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 277 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 553 pixels, file size: 61 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mount Shasta and Black Butte as seen from the north on I-5 at sunset on 8-4-2007 I, the copyright holder of this work... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 277 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 553 pixels, file size: 61 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mount Shasta and Black Butte as seen from the north on I-5 at sunset on 8-4-2007 I, the copyright holder of this work... This article is about the lava dome near Mount Shasta in California. ... The Wisconsin (in North America), Devensian (in the British Isles), Midlandian (in Ireland), Würm (in the Alps), and Weichsel (in northern central Europe) glaciations are the most recent glaciations of the Pleistocene epoch, which ended around 10,000 BCE. The general glacial advance began about 70,000 BCE, and... A sample of andesite (dark groundmass) with amygdaloidal vesicules filled with zeolite. ... Look up lava, Aa, pahoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Pyroclastic flows sweep down the flanks of Mayon Volcano, Philippines, in 1984 A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current) is a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions. ... Scree or detritic cone is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of crags, mountain cliffs or valley shoulders. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...

About 593,000 years ago andesitic lavas erupted in what is now Mount Shasta's western flank near McBride Spring. Over time an ancestral Shasta stratovolcano was built to large but unknown height; sometime between 300,000 to 360,000 years ago the entire north side of the volcano collapsed, creating an enormous landslide or debris avalanche, 6.5 mile³ (27 km³) in volume. The slide flowed northwestward into Shasta Valley where the Shasta River now cuts through the 28 mile (45 km) long flow. A sample of andesite (dark groundmass) with amygdaloidal vesicules filled with zeolite. ... A cutaway diagram of a stratovolcano Mount St. ... Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska photographed from the International Space Station For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... This article is about geological phenomenon. ... A Himalayan avalanche. ... Shasta River from California State Hwy. ...

Avalanche Gulch on Mt. Shasta. Sergeants Ridge is at center right.

What remains of the oldest of Shasta's four cones is exposed at Sergeants Ridge on the south side of the mountain. Lavas from the Sergeants Ridge vent cover the Everitt Hill shield at Shasta's southern foot. The last lavas to erupt from the vent were hornblende-pyroxene andesites with a hornblende dacite dome at its summit. Glacial erosion has since modified its shape. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x861, 314 KB) Avalanche Gulch on Mt. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x861, 314 KB) Avalanche Gulch on Mt. ... Amphibole (Hornblende) Hornblende is a complex inosilicate series of minerals. ... Figure 1:Mantle-peridotite xenolith with green peridot olivine and black pyroxene crystals from San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila Co. ... Grey, red, black, altered white/tan, flow-banded pumice dacite Dacite (IPA: ) is an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content. ...

The next cone to form is exposed south of Shasta's current summit and is called Misery Hill. It was formed 15,000 to 20,000 years ago from pyroxene andesite flows and has since been intruded by a hornblende dacite dome.

Nearby Black Butte from Weed, California

Since then the Shastina cone has been built by mostly pyroxene andesite lava flows. Some 9,500 years ago, these flows reached about 6.8 miles (11 km) south and three miles north of the area now occupied by nearby Black Butte (see image at right). The last eruptions formed Shastina's present summit about a hundred years later. But before that, Shastina, along with the then forming Black Butte dacite plug dome complex to the west, created numerous pyroclastic flows that covered 43 mile² (110 km²), including large parts of what is now Mt. Shasta, California and Weed, California. Diller Canyon (400 ft (120 m) deep and quarter-mile (400 m) wide) is an avalanche chute that was probably carved into Shastina's western face by these flows. Photograph by Daniel Mayer. ... Photograph by Daniel Mayer. ... This article is about the lava dome near Mount Shasta in California. ... This article is about the lava dome near Mount Shasta in California. ... Pyroclastic flows sweep down the flanks of Mayon Volcano, Philippines, in 1984 A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current) is a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions. ... Mount Shasta from City of Mt. ... Entrance to Weed, California with Mt. ...

Shasta from the south, taken near Dunsmuir, California. Shastina is the satellite cone on the left.

The last to form, and the highest cone, the Hotlum Cone, formed about 8,000 years ago. It is named after the Hotlum glacier on its northern face; its longest lava flow, the 500 ft (150 m) thick Military Pass flow, extends 5.5 miles (9 km) down its northwest face. Since the creation of the Hotlum Cone, a dacite dome intruded the cone and now forms the summit. The rock at the 600 ft (180 m) wide summit crater has been extensively hydrothermally altered by sulfurous hot springs and fumaroles there (only a few examples still remain). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1397x748, 362 KB) Mt. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1397x748, 362 KB) Mt. ... Shastina is the highest satellite cone of Mount Shasta, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. ... Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser A hot spring is a place where warm or hot groundwater issues from the ground on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of the year, and is significantly above the ambient ground temperature (which is usually around 55~57 F or... “Solfatara” redirects here. ...

In the last 8,000 years, the Hotlum Cone has erupted at least eight or nine times. About 200 years ago the last significant Shasta eruption came from this cone and created a pyroclastic flow, a hot lahar (mudflow), and three cold lahars, which streamed 7.5 miles (12 km) down Shasta's east flank via Ash Creek. A separate hot lahar went 12 miles (19 km) down Mud Creek. This eruption was observed by the explorer La Pérouse, from his ship off the California coast, in 1786.^[2] Lahar from a March 1982 eruption of Mount St. ... La Pérouse in 1828, by François Rude. ...

Climbing and recreation

Rescue being performed at Helen Lake 10,000 ft (3,048 m) on Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta sees many climbers annually attempt to make it to the summit. The summer climbing season runs from late April until October, although many attempts are made in the winter. The most popular route is Avalanche Gulch, also known as the John Muir Route. It begins at a Sierra Club cabin known as Horse Camp, at elevation 7,900 feet (2,400 m) on the southwest side of the mountain, near tree line. It involves 6,300 ft (1,900 m) of vertical gain over moraines and snowfields, with some danger from rockfall and a bergschrund.^[3] Because Mount Shasta is a very popular mountain for climbers in the summertime, it sees many inexperienced climbers who become in need of rescue. Hiking trails also exist in areas around the base of the mountain.^[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 3. ... For other persons named John Muir, see John Muir (disambiguation). ... The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known preservationist John Muir, who became its first president. ... In this view of an alpine tree-line, the distant line looks particularly sharp. ... This article is about geological phenomena. ... A snow field (also called a snowfield) is an extensive terrain covered by a smooth surface of snow. ... Bergschrund at the Schnapfenspitze, Austria A Bergschrund (also called rimaye) is a crevasse positioned at the rear of a corrie next to the steep back wall. ...

In winter, Sargents Ridge^[9] and Casaval Ridge, to the east and west of Avalanche Gulch^[10] respectively, become the most traveled routes, to avoid avalanche danger. Mount Shasta is also a popular destination for backcountry skiing. Many of the climbing routes can be descended by experienced skiers, and there are numerous lower-angled areas around the base of the mountain.^[3] Backcountry skiing near the Arlberg, Austria Backcountry skiing is skiing in a sparsely inhabited rural region over ungroomed and unmarked slopes (i. ...

Volcanic hazards

Diller Canyon on Mt Shastina from Weed, California

During the last 10,000 years Shasta has erupted an average of every 800 years but in the past 4,500 years the volcano has erupted an average of every 600 years. The last significant eruption on Shasta may have occurred 200 years ago, as noted above. Download high resolution version (1200x775, 119 KB)Photograph by Daniel Mayer. ... Download high resolution version (1200x775, 119 KB)Photograph by Daniel Mayer. ...

Mount Shasta can release volcanic ash, pyroclastic flows or dacite and andesite lava. Its deposits can be detected under nearby small towns totaling 20,000 in population. Shasta has an explosive, eruptive history. There are fumaroles on the mountain, which show that Shasta is still alive. Ash plume from Mt Cleveland, a stratovolcano Diamond Head, a well-known backdrop to Waikiki in Hawaii, is an ash cone that solidified into tuff Volcanic ash consists of very fine rock and mineral particles less than 2 mm in diameter that are ejected from a volcanic vent. ... Pyroclastic flows sweep down the flanks of Mayon Volcano, Philippines, in 1984 A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current) is a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions. ... Grey, red, black, altered white/tan, flow-banded pumice dacite Dacite (IPA: ) is an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content. ... A sample of andesite (dark groundmass) with amygdaloidal vesicules filled with zeolite. ... Look up lava, Aa, pahoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Solfatara” redirects here. ...

The worst case scenario for an eruption is a large pyroclastic flow, such as what occurred in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Since there is ice, such as Whitney Glacier and Mud Creek Glacier, lahars would also result. Ash would probably blow inland, perhaps as far as eastern Nevada. There is a small chance that an eruption could also be bigger resulting in a collapse of the mountain, as happened at Mount Mazama in Oregon, but this is of much lower probability. The 1980 eruption of Mount St. ... The Whitney Glacier is a glacier situated on Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... The Mud Creek Glacier is the southernmost glacier on Mount Shasta in the U.S. state of California. ... Lahar from a March 1982 eruption of Mount St. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Mount Mazama is a destroyed stratovolcano in the Oregon part of the Cascade Volcanic Belt and the Cascade Range. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

The United States Geological Survey considers Shasta a dormant volcano, which will erupt again. It is impossible to pinpoint the date of next eruption, but it likely will occur within the next several hundred years. InsertSLUTTY WHORES≤ non-formatted text here{| class=toccolours border=1 cellpadding=4 style=float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; width: 20em; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; clear: right; |+ United States Geological Survey |- |style= align=center colspan=2| [[Image:USGS logo. ...

History

The oldest known human habitation in the area dates to about 7,000 years ago, and by about 5,000 years ago, there was substantial human habitation in the surrounding area.

At the time of Euro-American contact in the 1820s, the Native American tribes who lived within view of Mount Shasta included the Shasta, Okwanuchu, Modoc, Achomawi, Atsugewi, Karuk, Klamath, Wintu, and Yana tribes. The Shasta (or Chasta) are an indigenous people of Northern California and Southern Oregon in the United States. ... The Okwanuchu were one of a number of small Shastan speaking tribes in Northern California, who were closely related to the adjacent larger Shasta tribe. ... For other uses, see Modoc (disambiguation). ... Achomawi basket_maker in 1923 The Achomawi were Native Americans who lived in northern California. ... The Atsugewi were native Americans residing in what is now northern California, in the vicinity of Mount Shasta. ... Karuk Karuk (also Karok) are an indigenous people of California in the United States. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who lived in what is now Northern California. ... Yana The Yana people were a group of Native Americans indigenous to Northern California in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the western side of the range. ...

The historic eruption of Mount Shasta in 1786 may have been observed by la Perouse, but this is disputed. Although perhaps first seen by Spanish explorers, the first reliably-reported land sighting of Mount Shasta by a European or American was by Peter Skene Ogden (a leader of a Hudson's Bay Company trapping brigade) in 1826. In 1827, the name "Sasty" or "Sastise" was given to nearby Mount McLoughlin by Ogden. (The name was transferred to present-day Mount Shasta in 1841, partly as a result of work by the United States Exploring Expedition). 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jean François Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741 - 1788) was a French explorer. ... Peter Skene Ogden, alternately Skeene, Skein or Skeen (baptised 12 February 1790 – September 27, 1854) was a Canadian explorer of the American West. ... Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... Mount McLoughlin is a stratovolcano in the southern Oregon part of the Cascade Range. ... The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean (the Southern Seas) conducted by the United States Navy from 1838–1842. ...

Beginning in the 1820s, Mount Shasta was a prominent landmark along what became known as the Siskiyou Trail, which runs at Mount Shasta's base. The Siskiyou Trail was located on the track of an ancient trade and travel route of Native American footpaths between California's Central Valley and the Pacific Northwest. Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of Independence (1821-1827). ... The Siskiyou Trail stretched from Californias Central Valley to Oregons Willamette Valley; modern-day Interstate 5 follows this pioneer path. ... This article is about Californias Central Valley. ... The Pacific Northwest from space The Pacific Northwest, abbreviated PNW, or PacNW is a region in the northwest of North America. ...

The California Gold Rush brought the first Euro-American settlements into the area in the early 1850s, including at Yreka, California and Upper Soda Springs. The first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta occurred in 1854 (by Elias Pearce), after several earlier failed attempts. In 1856, the first women (Harriette Eddy, Mary Campbell McCloud, and their party) were recorded as reaching the summit. The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began shortly after January 24, 1848 (when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in Coloma). ... Yreka (pronounced wye-REE-ka ()) is the county seat of Siskiyou County, California. ... Upper Soda Springs is on the banks of the Sacramento River in Dunsmuir, California, USA. It consists of approximately ten acres (40,000 m²) of level ground on both sides of the River, the surrounding hillsides, and continues north along the eastern bank of the Sacramento River to the Dunsmuir...

Clarence King exploring the Whitney Glacier in 1870. This was the first glacier in the continental United States discovered and named. It was named for Josiah Whitney, head of the California Geological Survey.

By the 1860s and 1870s, Shasta was the subject of scientific and literary interest. The summit was achieved (or nearly achieved) by John Muir, Josiah Whitney, Clarence King, and John Wesley Powell. In 1877, Muir wrote a dramatic popular article about an experience in which he survived an overnight blizzard on Shasta by lying in the hot sulfur springs found near the summit (Muir article). Image File history File links King_WhitneyGlacier. ... Image File history File links King_WhitneyGlacier. ... Categories: Stub | 1842 births | 1901 deaths | Climbers | Geologists | Sierra Nevada ... The Whitney Glacier is a glacier situated on Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. ... Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland Icebergs breaking off glaciers at Cape York, Greenland This article is about the geological formation. ... Portrait of Josiah Whitney by Silas Selleck, 1863 Josiah Dwight Whitney (November 23, 1819-August 15, 1896) was a professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and was chief of the California Geological Survey (1860-1874). ... For other persons named John Muir, see John Muir (disambiguation). ... Portrait of Josiah Whitney by Silas Selleck, 1863 Josiah Dwight Whitney (November 23, 1819-August 15, 1896) was a professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and was chief of the California Geological Survey (1860-1874). ... Categories: Stub | 1842 births | 1901 deaths | Climbers | Geologists | Sierra Nevada ... John Wesley Powell, second Director of the USGS. Served from 1881-1894. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The 1887 completion of the Central Pacific Railroad, built along the line of the Siskiyou Trail between California and Oregon, brought a substantial increase in tourism, lumbering, and population into the area around Mount Shasta. Early resorts and hotels, such as Shasta Springs, grew up along the Siskiyou Trail around Mount Shasta, catering to these early adventuresome tourists and mountaineers. The Gov. ... Shasta Springs was the name of a popular summer resort on the Upper Sacramento River, during the late Nineteenth Century and early Twentieth Century. ...

In the early Twentieth Century, the Pacific Highway followed the track of the Siskiyou Trail to the base of Mount Shasta, leading to still more access to the mountain. Today's version of the Siskiyou Trail, Interstate 5, brings thousands of people a year to Mount Shasta. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Pacific Highway is the name of some highways in the US. It is most commonly used to refer to US Highway 101 in Oregon, as that is where it most closely follows the coastline. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ...

It was declared a National Natural Landmark in December of 1976.^[11] Caverns of Sonora National Natural Landmark The National Natural Landmark (NNL) program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the United States natural history. ...

Religion

Shasta and Shastina from the north, near Pluto's Caves

The lore of some of the Native Americans in the area held that Shasta is inhabited by the spirit chief Skell who descended from heaven to the mountain's summit. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x1024, 1103 KB) Mount Shasta, California taken from Plutos Cave, California. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x1024, 1103 KB) Mount Shasta, California taken from Plutos Cave, California. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

Many other faiths have been attracted to Shasta over the years -- more than any other Cascade volcano. Mount Shasta City and Dunsmuir, California, small towns near Shasta's western base, are focal points for many of these, which range from a Buddhist monastery (Shasta Abbey, founded by Houn Jiyu-Kennett in 1971) to modern-day Native American rituals. As reported in the documentary In The Light of Reverence, a group of Native Americans from the McCloud River area practice rituals on the mountain. Other surrounding tribes also continue to use the mountain for spiritual practices. Mount Shasta from City of Mt. ... Dunsmuir is a city located in Siskiyou County, California. ... Buddhism is a variety of teachings described as a religion[1] or way of life. ... Shasta Abbey is a Zen Buddhist Monastery, established in 1970 and located in Mt. ... Reverend Master Houn Jiyu-Kennett, Roshi, (法雲慈友禪師) (1924-1996) was a priest and Zen Buddhist teacher of the Soto school, as well as founder of The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, whose two main training temples are Shasta Abbey (U.S.), and Throssel Hole Abbey (UK). ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... The McCloud River is a tributary of the Pit River and ultimately the Sacramento River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in northern California in the United States. ...

Guy Ballard's I Am Activity (started in the 1930s) and Elizabeth Clare Prophet's Church Universal and Triumphant (started in the 1950s) are probably the best-known among numerous groups to participate in Shasta's spiritual heritage. Some cults hold that races of sentient or spiritual beings, superior to humans, live in or on Shasta, or visit the mountain. Guy Warren Ballard (July 28, 1878 - December 29, 1939) was an American mining engineer who became, with his wife, Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard, the founder of the I AM Activity. ... The I Am Activity of the Saint Germain foundation, which began what is known today as the I Am movement, is a new religious movement started by Guy Ballard in 1930. ... The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the [[. In East Asia, the rise of militarism occurred. ... Elizabeth Clare Prophet Elizabeth Clare Prophet (born April 8, 1939) is an American who became the leader of the new religious movement The Summit Lighthouse, an organization encompassing the branches of Church Universal and Triumphant, Summit University, Summit University Press, and Montessori International, after her husband, Mark L. Prophet, died... The Church Universal and Triumphant is a New Age new religious movement and organization founded by Mark L. Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... Cult typically refers to a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream, with a notably positive or negative popular perception. ... This article is about modern humans. ...

Mount Shasta City hosts 16 Christian churches. If the membership rolls were combined, they would account for approximately 25 percent of the population.

Cultural references

• Joaquin Miller sets his historical novel, Life Amongst the Modocs,^[6] at the base of Mt. Shasta. The poet had spent a number of years as a young man living with and near the Native Americans around Mt. Shasta, and based this work on that time. The first line of the novel is quoted in the first paragraph (above) of this article. Miller also refers to Mt. Shasta repeatedly in his poems and other book-length works, including, for example, Shadows of Shasta.
• Frederick Spencer Oliver's 1894 fantasy novel, A Dweller on Two Planets, is about the Lemurian race. In the novel, Lemurians who traveled to Mount Shasta when their continent sank beneath the Pacific Ocean, are now said to live inside the mountain in a series of tunnels. Several other authors have since expanded on these ideas.^{[12] [13]} People still claim to have encountered Lemurians on Shasta.
• Mt. Shasta was mentioned in the 1963 comedy classic "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" as actress Dorothy Provine searches a map.
• Mt. Shasta is mentioned in Lost Legacy, a speculative fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein as the home of a group of men who are masters of psychic powers and who decide to teach the world their powers by enlisting Boy Scouts.
• The mountain is also part of a key scene in Ken Grimwood's novel Replay.
• Mt. Shasta inspired singer-songwriter Vienna Teng's song Shasta on her second album Warm Strangers.
• Mt. Shasta is the home to and namesake of the Taiko drumming group Shasta Taiko.
• Isaiah Washington's character Dr. Preston Xavier Burke mentioned Mt. Shasta to Dr. Hahn in the Grey's Anatomy episode 17 Seconds (2.25). ("He can climb Mt. Shasta on a Dobutamine drip")
• Mt. Shasta is the home of the Western Dragon Hestaby in the Shadowrun role-playing game's universe.
• Mt. Shasta is the subject of a poem ("Mount Shasta, Seen from a Distance," 1852) by John Rollin Ridge (Yellow Bird), the Cherokee author.

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Notes

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References

• Harris, Stephen L. (2005). Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes (3rd ed.). Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-511-X. 
• Mount Shasta Collection at College of the Siskiyous
  • Miesse, William C. (June 17, 2005). Mount Shasta Fact Sheet. College of the Siskiyous Library. Retrieved on 2006-02-11.
  • Miesse, William C. The Name 'Shasta'. Mt. Shasta Annotated Bibliography. College of the Siskiyous Library. Retrieved on 2006-02-11.
  • Mount Shasta Collection: First women to summit
• Peninsula Geological Society and Stanford GES-052Q combined field trip, Mount Shasta-Klamath Northern Coast Range area, NW California, 05/17-05/20/2001 accessed 2008-01-25.
• Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. 
• Zanger, Michael (1992). Mt. Shasta: History, Legend, Lore. Celestial Arts. ISBN 0-89087-674-6. 

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External links

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• Mount Shasta on TierraWiki.org
• Shasta Cam provides a live view of Mt. Shasta updated every 20 minutes.
• Live webcam updates @ 10 minutes includes temperature and wind (+ archives)
• Sisson Museum/Mt. Shasta Museum
• Museum of the Siskiyou Trail
• Mount Shasta on Summitpost.org
• Mount Shasta at Peakbagger.com
• Mount Shasta on Bivouac.com
• Geological summary
• Mt.Shasta, Avalanche Gulch Route BestCaliforniaHikes.com

• Mount Shasta is at coordinates 41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.409197, -122.19489 (Mount Shasta)Coordinates: 41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.409197, -122.19489 (Mount Shasta)

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