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Mount Shasta's west face as seen from Hidden Valley high on the mountain. The west face gulley is an alternate climbing route to the summit. Mount Shasta can release volcanic ash, pyroclastic flows or dacite and andesite lava. Its deposits can be detected under nearby small towns. Mount Shasta has an explosive, eruptive history.
Mount Shasta (also known as Mount Shasta City) is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States, at about 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above sea level on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano.
Map of Lassen Volcanic National park Mount Shasta from Lassen Peak Painted Dunes and Fantastic Lava Beds as seen from the edge of Cinder Cone's crater. Lassen Volcanic National Park is a national park of the United States in northeastern California.
Mt. Shasta, California's largest volcano, had many eruptions in prehistoric times but has remained quiet in the modern era. And like the Long Valley Caldera, the magma beneath Lassen Volcanic ...
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office described a dangerous rescue operation they conducted on Saturday to help two mountaineers stranded on Mount Shasta after an avalanche gushed through the region.
According to local indigenous tribes, namely the Klamath people, Mount Shasta is inhabited by the spirit chief Skell, who descended from heaven to the mountain's summit.. Skell fought with the Spirit of the Below-World, Llao, who resided at Mount Mazama, by throwing hot rocks and lava, probably representing the volcanic eruptions at both mountains.
A 49-year-old man from Santa Clara County collapsed and died May 17 while hiking Mount Shasta, authorities said. ... the growing popularity of summiting Mt. Shasta, a snow-capped volcano that ...
The volcanoes with historical eruptions include: Mount Rainier, Glacier Peak, Mount Baker, Mount Hood, Lassen Peak, and Mount Shasta. Renewed volcanic activity in the Cascade Arc, such as the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, has offered a great deal of evidence about the structure of the Cascade Arc. One effect of the 1980 eruption was a ...