Mount 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
  • World most prominent peaks 96th
  • North America highest peaks 48th
  • North America prominent peak 18th
  • US most prominent peaks 11th
  • North America isolated peaks 28th
  • US highest major peaks 34th
  • California highest major peaks 5th
  • California fourteeners 5th
  • California county high points 5th
Coordinates41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.409196033°N 122.194888358°W / 41.409196033; -122.194888358[1]
Naming
Native name
  • Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki (Shasta)
  • Úytaahkoo (Karok)
Geography
Mount Shasta
Location in California, U.S.
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta (the United States)
LocationShasta–Trinity National Forest, California, U.S.
Parent rangeCascade Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Shasta
Geology
Formed bySubduction zone volcanism
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 stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.[8][9] The mountain and surrounding area are part of the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.

  1. ^ a b "MT SHASTA". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  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 June 28, 2021.
  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 February 12, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  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 May 25, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  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 February 20, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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