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Mount Shasta in 1786

  • December 17, 2025
  • 8 mins

La Pérouse's Account and the Mystery of the Fire In 1786, a French explorer sailing off the California coast saw fire on Mount Shasta's summit and reported it…

Mount Shasta's Formation

  • December 15, 2025
  • 4 mins

How a Volcano Collapsed and Rose Again When you stand at the base of Mount Shasta, you're looking at a mountain with a secret. The 14,179-foot peak towering…

Hiking Mount Shasta's Glaciers & Hot Springs

  • December 10, 2025
  • 9 mins

Mount Shasta's glaciers are disappearing—which makes seeing them now more urgent than ever. But the mountain offers more than just a climate change lesson: it's…

Mount Shasta's Glaciers Are Vanishing

  • December 2, 2025
  • 9 mins

What the Data Shows Seven named glaciers crown Mount Shasta, California's second-highest peak. They've been there for millennia, shaping the mountain's…