Shastina

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Satellite cone of Mount Shasta, California, United States

title: "Shastina" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mount-shasta", "cascade-range", "cascade-volcanoes", "subduction-volcanoes", "stratovolcanoes-of-the-united-states", "lakes-of-siskiyou-county,-california", "volcanic-crater-lakes", "volcanoes-of-siskiyou-county,-california", "parasitic-cones", "lakes-of-california", "volcanoes-of-california", "cinder-cones-of-the-united-states", "lakes-of-northern-california", "holocene-stratovolcanoes", "stratovolcanoes-of-california", "quaternary-california"] description: "Satellite cone of Mount Shasta, California, United States" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shastina" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Satellite cone of Mount Shasta, California, United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Shastina
photo	Mt. Shasta - Mt. Shastina, CA 9-13 (22389574240).jpg
photo_caption	Shastina is the satellite cone to the right of Mt. Shasta, seen here from the north
elevation_ft	12,335
elevation_ref
prominence	450 ft
prominence_ref
location	Siskiyou County, California, U.S.
range	Cascade Range
coordinates
coordinates_ref
topo	USGS Mount Shasta
type	Stratovolcano, satellite cone
volcanic_arc	Cascade Volcanic Arc
last_eruption	7420 BCE ± 300 years
easiest_route	Rock and ice climb
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Shastina is a satellite cone of Mount Shasta. It is the second youngest of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Range. At 12,335 ft, Shastina is taller than Mount Adams and would rank as the third highest volcano in the Cascades behind Mount Rainier and Shasta were it not nestled on the western flank of its higher neighbor. Shastina has a topographic prominence of over 450 ft above the saddle connecting it with Shasta and easily exceeds the typical mountaineering standard of 300 ft for a peak to qualify as an independent summit, yet most lists of Cascade volcanoes omit it nonetheless. The name "Shastina" is a diminutive of Shasta.

Shastina was formed during a VEI-4 eruption around 7650 BC that also involved activity at the summit of Mount Shasta and the Red Banks on Shasta's south flank.

Geological features

Shastina has the general form of a smooth-sided cone truncated by a one half-mile (0.8 km) diameter summit crater, but with several geological features which make it unique among other volcanoes in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The most prominent feature when seen from lowland viewpoints is Diller Canyon, a large cleft carved into the western flank by pyroclastic flows and since expanded by erosion. It extends from the crater rim near 12000 ft down for over 7,000 vertical feet (2,100 m) towards the town of Weed in the valley below, and is by far the largest such feature found on any of the Cascade volcanoes. Unseen except by mountaineers and fliers are the three small crater lakes nestled among the cones and ridges of the summit crater, which rarely melt free of snow until late summer. Clarence King Lake at 11755 ft occupies the center of the crater, while Sisson Lake lies at 11793 ft on the eastern side. Highest of all is an unnamed lake at over 11960 ft on the south side of the cinder cone which forms Shastina's true summit. These lakes are the highest subaerial lakes in the entire Cascade Range, exceeded only by the subglacial lake beneath the ice of Mount Rainier's summit crater.

Climate

|location = Shastina 41.4095 N, 122.2231 W, Elevation: 11877 ft (1991–2020 normals) |single line = y

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web |url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University |access-date= October 6, 2023 |quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Interpolate grid cell values; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}

Climbing and skiing

Shastina is most commonly and easily climbed via the Cascade Gulch route, which ascends from Hidden Valley diagonally up to the Shasta-Shastina saddle, and then continuing up the eastern flank of Shastina's cone to its summit. For most mountaineers, it represents only a quick side trip on the downclimb after summiting Shasta. But for ski mountaineers, Shastina presents a reasonable climb in its own right in return for several exceptional ski descents, including Diller Canyon, the North Face, and the South Face.

References

{{cite book | last = Harris | first = Stephen L. | title = Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes | edition = 3rd | publisher = Mountain Press Publishing Company | year = 2005 | isbn = 0-87842-511-X }}
{{cite book | last = Selters | first = Andy |author2=Michael Zanger | title = The Mt. Shasta Book (3rd ed.) | publisher = Wilderness Press | year = 2006 | isbn = 0-89997-404-X }}
{{cite book | last = Wood | first = Charles A. | author2 = Jürgen Kienle, eds. | title = Volcanoes of North America | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-521-43811-X }}
{{cite book | last = Zanger | first = Michael | title = Mt. Shasta: History, Legend, Lore | publisher = Celestial Arts | year = 1992 | isbn = 0-89087-674-6 }}

References

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