Mount Shasta California Map

About Mount Shasta, California

Mount Shasta is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,223. The population density is 330.4 people per km². Mount Shasta is located at 41.3209°N, 122.3155°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Mount Shasta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 96067.

Mount Shasta commands the horizon with a volcanic presence that dictates the rhythm of the surrounding high-altitude basin. It lies 43.6 miles north of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southeast of Weed. Gravity here pulls toward the base of the peak, where the earth gives way to the dense, resinous quiet of the Shasta National Forest. A mile from the center, the clear, cold pulse of Cold Creek moves through the undergrowth, its waters fed by the slow, imperceptible thaw of the high slopes. To the north, the massive form of the Mud Creek Glacier catches the first light of dawn, turning a pale, bruised violet before the sun fully clears the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range, which lingers twenty-seven miles away as a distant, serrated edge against the sky.

Mount Shasta anchors a landscape defined by the legacies of timber harvest and the migration of those seeking a quietude found only in thin, crisp air. The economy has shifted from the loud industry of sawmills to a slower commerce of outdoor recreation, drawing travelers who navigate the Castle Lake Trail or pause at the shores of Lake Siskiyou to watch the reflection of the peak ripple in the afternoon wind. Beyond the town limits, the terrain drops into the rugged hollow of Cascade Gulch, where the soil is stained by the minerals of an ancient, restless geology. Life here follows the cycle of the seasons, marked by the arrival of heavy winter snows that mute the sounds of the streets and the return of summer, when the light remains sharp and golden until the shadows stretch long across the valley floor.

About This Mount Shasta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Shasta, California. Coordinates: 41.32088, -122.315481. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mount Shasta includes the ZIP code (96067), telephone area code (530), county seat of Siskiyou County (Yreka), and school district assignment (Mount Shasta Union Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.