Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta
	Aerial view of Mount Shasta from the southwest
Highest point
Elevation	14,179 ft (4,322 m); NAVD88
Prominence	9,772 ft (2,979 m)
Parent peak	North Palisade
Isolation	335 mi (539 km)
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;
Coordinates	41°24′33″N 122°11′42″W / 41.409196033°N 122.194888358°W
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)
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
Climbing
First ascent	1854 by E. D. Pearce and party
Easiest route	Avalanche Gulch ("John Muir") route: talus/snow climb
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1976

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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