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   Where is Mt Shasta located?

   • Mt. Shasta is a majestic, steep-sided stratovolcano located about 97 km (60 mi) north of Redding along the I-5 corridor in Northern California. It is the most voluminous of all the Cascade Range volcanoes, and the towns of Weed, Mt Shasta City, and McCloud lie in the shadow of its 4,317 m (14,163 ft) high snow- and ice-clad edifice.

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   Does Mount Shasta have lava?

   • Volcanologists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s California Volcano Observatory have spent decades mapping Mount Shasta’s geologic history. When it came to rocks dated to 1786, no evidence of lava or debris flows ever turned up. So Jessica Ball, a volcanologist at the observatory, turned to archival documents for more clues.

   California’s Mount Shasta Loses a Historical Eruption

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   Is Mount Shasta a dangerous volcano?

   • Even with one eruption erased, Mount Shasta is still a cause for worry. In 2018 the USGS updated its list of the most hazardous volcanoes in the country. Mount Shasta ranked fifth out of the list’s 18 “very high threat volcanoes” because of several recent undisputed events.

   California’s Mount Shasta Loses a Historical Eruption

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   Did Mount Shasta erupt?

   • Mount Shasta is not the only volcano to lose a big bang. By combing through ships’ logs, old research papers and travel diaries, Venzke and his colleagues have debunked and discredited 166 supposed explosions, including false eruptions at Mount Etna in Italy, Deception Island off the coast of Antarctica and Mount Unzen in Japan.

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   Mt. Shasta is a majestic, steep-sided stratovolcano located about 97 km (60 mi) north of Redding along the I-5 corridor in Northern California. It is the most voluminous of all the Cascade Range volcanoes, and the towns of Weed, Mt Shasta City, and McCloud lie in the shadow of its 4,317 m (14,163 ft) high snow- and ice-clad edifice. Summary.

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   Mount Shasta (/ ˈ ʃ æ s t ə / SHASS-tə; Shasta: Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki; Karuk: Úytaahkoo) is a potentially active 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 .

   • Elevation: 14,179 ft (4,322 m), NAVD88
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   • Parent range: Cascade Range

4. www.britannica.com › place › Mount-ShastaMount Shasta | California, Map, & History | Britannica

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   May 4, 2024 · Mount Shasta, peak (14,162 feet [4,317 metres]) of the Cascade Range in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, northern California, U.S. The peak lies 77 miles (124 km) north of the city of Redding. An impressive double-peaked dormant volcano, it dominates the landscape (a vast panorama of tumbled.

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6. www.scientificamerican.com › article › californiasCalifornia’s Mount Shasta Loses a Historical Eruption

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   Aug 20, 2019 · August 20, 2019. 4 min read. California’s Mount Shasta Loses a Historical Eruption. Clues from an old map erase a false 1786 event and are part of a global volcanic-record cleanup. By...

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   Dec 7, 2023 · At least seven California volcanoes—Medicine Lake Volcano, Mount Shasta, Lassen Volcanic Center, Clear Lake Volcanic Field, Long Valley Volcanic Region, Coso Volcanic Field, and Salton Buttes - have partially molten rock (magma) deep within their roots, and research on past eruptions indicates they will erupt again in the future.

8. www.volcanodiscovery.com › mount_shastaMount Shasta Volcano, California (Canada and USA (mainland ...

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   Dec 14, 2023 · Mount Shasta volcano. Updated: Dec 14, 2023 08:23 GMT - 30 seconds ago. stratovolcano 4,322 m / 14,179 ft. California (Canada and USA (mainland)), 41.41°N / -122.19°W. Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Mount Shasta volcano seen from Lassen Peak. Mt Shasta in Siskiyou County, northen Californian, is the second largest volcano of ...