"Visit A Volcano" Mount Shasta, California

Mount Shasta, California, and Shastina Cone on the right flank Mount Shasta and Vicinity Mount Shasta Volcano -- Geographic Setting, Geologic and Eruptive History Mount Shasta is located in the Cascade Range in northern California about 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of the Oregon-California border and about midway between the Pacific Coast and the Nevada border. One of the largest and highest of the Cascade volcanoes, snowclad Mount Shasta is near the southern end of the range that terminates near Lassen Peak. Mount Shasta is a massive compound stratovolcano composed of overlapping cones centered at four or more main vents; it was constructed during a period of more than 100,000 years. -- Excerpt from:Miller, 1980, USGS Bulletin 1503 Shastina -- Mount Shasta's Satellite Cone Two of the main eruptive centers at Mount Shasta, the Shastina and Hotlum cones were constructed during Holocene time, which includes about the last 10,000 years. -- Excerpt from:Miller, 1980, USGS Bulletin 1503 Black Butte Volcano Holocene eruptions also occurred at Black Butte, a group of overlapping dacite domes about 13 kilometers (8 miles) west of Mount Shasta. -- Excerpt from:Miller, 1980, USGS Bulletin 1503 Location Maps [Map,20K,InlineGIF] Major West Coast Volcanoes - Washington, Oregon, and California -- Graphic by: Lyn Topinka, 1998 [Map,12K,InlineGIF] California-Oregon border area, with Mount Shasta, Medicine Lake, and Lava Beds National Monument -- Modified from: National Park Service, 1998 [Map,23K,InlineGIF] Mount Shasta and Vicinity -- Modified from: Miller, 1980, USGS Bulletin 1503 Useful Links Shasta-Trinity National Forests -- Link courtesy U.S. Forest Service MORE Useful Sites -- CVO Menu, includes links to Volcano Info, Seismicity, Hydrology, etc. Travel and Tourism Links -- CVO Menu, includes links to Nearby Cities, Attractions, Recreation, etc. Weather and Road Conditions -- CVO Menu, includes links to Weather Forecasts, DOT's, Pass Reports, etc. For More Information Mount Shasta Menu

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