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Encyclopedia > Shastina
Shastina

Shasta from the south, taken near Dunsmuir, California. Shastina is the satellite cone on the left.
Elevation 12330 ft (3758 m)
Location California, USA
Range Cascades
Prominence 450 ft (137 m)
Coordinates 41°24′33″N, 122°13′21″W
Topo map USGS Mount Shasta
Type Stratovolcano
Easiest route rock/ice

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. At 12330 ft (3758 m), Shastina is taller than Mount Adams and would rank as the third highest volcano in the Cascades behind Mount Rainier and Shasta were it not nestled on the western flank of its higher neighbor. Shastina has a topographic prominence of over 450 ft (137 m) above the saddle connecting it with Shasta and easily exceeds the typical mountaineering standard of 300 ft (91 m) for a peak to qualify as an independent summit, yet most lists of Cascade volcanoes omit it nonetheless. The name "Shastina" is a diminutive of Shasta. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1397x748, 362 KB) Mt. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... 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Geological features

Shastina has the general form of a smooth-sided cone truncated by a 0.5 mi (1 km) diameter summit crater, but with several geological features which make it unique among the Cascade volcanoes. The most prominent feature when seen from lowland viewpoints is Diller Canyon, a large cleft carved into the western flank by pyroclastic flows and since expanded by erosion. It extends from the crater rim near 12000 ft (3700 m) down for over 7000 vertical ft (2100 m) towards the town of Weed in the valley below, and is by far the largest such feature found on any of the Cascade volcanoes. Unseen except by mountaineers and fliers are the three small crater lakes nestled among the cones and ridges of the summit crater, which rarely melt free of snow until late summer. Clarence King Lake at 11755 ft (3583 m) occupies the center of the crater, while Sisson Lake lies at 11793 ft (3595 m) on the eastern side. Highest of all is an unnamed lake at over 11960 ft (3645 m) on the south side of the cinder cone which forms Shastina's true summit. These lakes are the highest subaerial lakes in the entire Cascade Range, exceeded only by the subglacial lake beneath the ice of Mount Rainier's summit crater. A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... Craters on Mount Cameroon Perhaps the most conspicuous part of a volcano is the crater, a basin of a roughly circular form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Pyroclastic flows are a common and devastating result of some volcanic eruptions. ... Entrance to Weed, California with Mt. ... Crater Lake is a caldera lake in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre (or meter, see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... The term subaerial, mainly used in geology, describes events or structures located at the Earths surface, under the air. This is to be contrasted with submarine events or structures, those located under the sea. ...


Climbing and skiing

Shastina is most commonly and easily climbed via the Cascade Gulch route, which ascends from Hidden Valley diagonally up to the Shasta-Shastina saddle, and then continuing up the eastern flank of Shastina's cone to its summit. For most mountaineers, it represents only a quick side trip on the way back from the main objective of climbing Shasta. But for ski mountaineers, Shastina represents an attractive objective of its own quite separate from the main peak of Shasta, since it provides several exceptional ski descents including Diller Canyon, the North Face, and the South Face. Ski mountaineering is a sport that combines the techniques of skiing (often ski touring) with those of mountaineering. ...


References

  • Selters, Andy; MIchael Zanger (2006). The Mt. Shasta Book (3rd ed.). Wilderness Press. ISBN 0-89997-404-X. 
  • Zanger, MIchael (1992). Mt. Shasta: History, Legend, Lore. Celestial Arts. ISBN 0-89087-674-6. 
  • 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. 
  • Wood, Charles A.; Jürgen Kienle, eds. (1990). Volcanoes of North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. 

Wilderness Press is a Berkeley, CA based publisher of outdoor guidebooks and maps founded by Thomas Winnett in 1967. ... Mountain Press Publishing Company is an American book publishing company based in Missoula, Montana. ... The headquarters of the Cambridge University Press, in Trumpington Street, Cambridge. ...

External links

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Major Cascade Volcanoes
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BC: Mount Silverthrone | Mount Meager | Mount Cayley | Mount Garibaldi   WA: Mount Baker | Glacier Peak | Mount Rainier | Mount St. Helens | Mount Adams   OR: Mount Hood | Mount Jefferson | Three Sisters | Broken Top | Mount Bachelor | Newberry Volcano | Mount Thielsen | Mount Mazama (Crater Lake) | Mount McLoughlin   CA: Medicine Lake Volcano | Mount Shasta | Shastina | Mount Tehama | Lassen Peak


 

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