Every year, thousands of climbers test their skills on Mount Shasta, California’s fifth-highest peak and the second-highest volcano in the Cascade Range. In 2023, around 5,000 to 6,000 people ...

Skiers at Mount Shasta Ski Park in Northern California have a new protector. No, it is not a revamped ski patrol or new lifts ...

What makes Mt. Shasta’s smaller neighbor, lava dome Black Butte, challenging — but worth the climb, hikers say While smaller than it's towering 14,179-foot neighbor, volcanic Mt. Shasta ...

Mt. Shasta is a stratovolcano and part of the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped collection of volcanoes that line the Pacific Ocean on both sides. The last time it erupted was 3,200 years ago ...

While smaller than it's towering 14,179-foot neighbor, volcanic Mt. Shasta, Black Butte's trail is no easy walk in the park. Reasons it's a challenge are partly how it was made, and partly what it's ...