Mount Shasta
Stratovolcano in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 (/ˈʃæstə/ SHASS-tə; Shasta: Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki;[5] Karuk: Úytaahkoo)[6] is a potentially active[7] volcano 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.
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Mount Shasta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,179 ft (4,322 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 9,772 ft (2,979 m)[2] |
Parent peak | North Palisade[2] |
Isolation | 335 mi (539 km)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Location | Shasta–Trinity National Forest, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Cascade Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Shasta |
Geology | |
Age of rock | About 593,000 years |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc | Cascade Volcanic Arc |
Last eruption | 1250[3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1854 by E. D. Pearce and party[4] |
Easiest route | Avalanche Gulch ("John Muir") route: talus/snow climb[4] |
Designated | 1976 |
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