Mount Shasta
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Summary
Mount Shasta is a stratovolcano[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of stratovolcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,200 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Siskiyou County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: mountain[5]
- Named after: Shasta people[6]
- Commons category: Mount Shasta[7]
- Coordinate location: 41.409197222222, -122.19488888889[8]
- Significant event: first ascent[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Shasta[10]
- Commons gallery: Mount Shasta[11]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12]
- Heritage designation: National Natural Landmark[13]
- Native label: Mount Shasta[14]
- Different from: Mount Shasta[15]
- Elevation above sea level: 4322[16]
- Topographic isolation: 539[17]
- Topographic prominence: 2977[18]
- Located in protected area: Shasta-Trinity National Forest[19]
- Parent peak: North Palisade[20]
- Volcano observatory: Cascades Volcano Observatory[21], California Volcano Observatory[22]
- Mountain range: California Cascades[23]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Mount Shasta[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mount Shasta include it[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27]; Shasta County[28], a charter county[29], in United States[30], founded in 1850[31]; Shastasaurus[32], a fossil taxon[33]; and Deuterophlebia shasta[34], a taxon[35].
Why It Matters
Mount Shasta has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include it[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27]; Shasta County[28], a charter county[29], in United States[30], founded in 1850[31]; Shastasaurus[32], a fossil taxon[33]; and Deuterophlebia shasta[34], a taxon[35].