Mount Shasta
Volcano · Mount Shasta, California
A 14,179-foot stratovolcano standing alone at the southern end of the Cascades, with no comparable peak within a hundred miles — which is why it dominates the horizon from every direction and why it has attracted a century of spiritual attention alongside the mountaineers. It is potentially active, permanently glaciated, and a serious climb rather than a walk.
Everitt Memorial Highway, Mount Shasta, California, 96067, United States
Mountain accessible year-round. Everitt Memorial Highway plowed to a point in winter. Summit season roughly May-July.