Mount Shasta

Summary

Mount Shasta is a stratovolcano^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of stratovolcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,138 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Shasta is located in Siskiyou County^[3].
• Mount Shasta is in the country of United States^[4].
• Mount Shasta's instance of is recorded as stratovolcano^[5].
• Mount Shasta's instance of is recorded as mountain^[6].
• Shasta people is named after Mount Shasta^[7].
• Mount Shasta's Commons category is recorded as Mount Shasta^[8].
• Mount Shasta's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.409197222222, 'longitude': -122.19488888889}^[9].
• Mount Shasta's significant event is recorded as first ascent^[10].
• Mount Shasta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mount Shasta^[11].
• Mount Shasta's Commons gallery is recorded as Mount Shasta^[12].
• Mount Shasta's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Mount Shasta's heritage designation is recorded as National Natural Landmark^[14].
• Mount Shasta's native label is recorded as Mount Shasta^[15].
• Mount Shasta's different from is recorded as Mount Shasta^[16].
• Mount Shasta sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4322'}^[17].
• Mount Shasta's topographic isolation is recorded as {'amount': '+539'}^[18].
• Mount Shasta's topographic prominence is recorded as {'amount': '+2977'}^[19].
• Mount Shasta's located in protected area is recorded as Shasta-Trinity National Forest^[20].
• Mount Shasta's parent peak is recorded as North Palisade^[21].
• Mount Shasta's volcano observatory is recorded as Cascades Volcano Observatory^[22].
• Mount Shasta's volcano observatory is recorded as California Volcano Observatory^[23].
• Mount Shasta's mountain range is recorded as California Cascades^[24].
• Mount Shasta's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Mount Shasta^[25].

Body

Geography

Mount Shasta is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Siskiyou County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Shasta sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+4322'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include stratovolcano^[5] and mountain^[6]. Mount Shasta's heritage designation is recorded as National Natural Landmark^[14].

History and Context

Shasta people is named after Mount Shasta^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mount Shasta include it^[26], a city in the United States^[27], in United States^[28]; Shasta County^[29], a charter county^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1850^[32]; Shastasaurus^[33], a fossil taxon^[34]; and Deuterophlebia shasta^[35], a taxon^[36].

Why It Matters

Mount Shasta ranks in the top 2% of stratovolcano entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,138 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include it^[26], a city in the United States^[27], in United States^[28]; Shasta County^[29], a charter county^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1850^[32]; Shastasaurus^[33], a fossil taxon^[34]; and Deuterophlebia shasta^[35], a taxon^[36].