2. Mount Shasta is in Siskiyou
County, California.
It is 14,170 feet high.
The population is about 3,390.
3. Mount Shasta is a stratovolcano with four
cones buried on top of each other.
Shastina is the most evident of the cones
and forms a second peak.
The peak of the mountain is called Hotlum
Cone. The cone formed about 8,000 years
ago and is now covered by a rock dome.
4. Shasta sits on the Gorda Plate on a
convergent boundary.
Stress from the North American plate
and the Pacific Plate cause many
earthquakes.
5. The North side of Mt.
Shasta has been
inhabited since about 600
B.C by Native
Americans(the
Shasta, Modoc, Ajumawi/
Atsuwegi, and Wintu).
These people believed
Mt. Shasta was the
center of creation. The
native people still live
in the area and perform
rituals in honor of the
6. In 1932, the Rosicrucians believed
that the Lemurians lived in the
mountain(Lemurians were
super-humans who could change
themselves from an
object/material to spiritual).
7. In 1971, a Buddhist monastery
was founded on Mt. Shasta.
Some Native Americans were
unhappy with the rituals the
monks performed. Many New
Age enthusiasts worship there.
8. There is no historical record of the
most recent eruption, but Jean
François Galaup de Lapérouse
claimed he saw Mt. Shasta erupt in
1786. He say this eruption from the
coast. This account is now doubted by
many geologists.
9. Be c a u s e t h e r e i s
n o r e c o r d o f t h e
mo s t r e c e n t
e r u p t i o n , we h a v e
t o l o o k b a c k 9,500
y e a r s a g o t o s e e
h o w t h e e r u p t i o n
c h a n g e d t h e
l a n d s c a p e . Mo s t o f
t h e d e b r i s a n d
l a v a -f l o w o c c u r r e d
t h e n wh e n
10. Interesting Facts
• Mount Shasta is the 2nd highest peak in the
Cascade Range. Mount Rainier is only 249 feet
taller.
• It is also the 5th highest peak in California. The
tallest mountain is Mt. Whitney.
• Shasta is a formidable mountain, and is still
considered an active volcano.
• The Mount Shasta Ski Park is located on the
mountain and is a popular place for avid skiers.
• People can hike up the glaciers or through the
meadows.
