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Mount Shasta California Map

Explore Mount Shasta, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Shasta, California

How to Use This Mount Shasta, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Shasta, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Shasta.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Shasta
State	California (CA)
County	Siskiyou County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.32088
Longitude	-122.315481
Population	3,223
Density	330.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	96067
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka
School District	Mount Shasta Union Elementary School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 138° SE
Sisson Meadow (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 138° SE
Youth Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 105° E
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 190° S · 1.2M acres
Mount Shasta City Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 317° NW
Shastice Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 075° E
Monroe Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 305° NW
Spring Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 327° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 031° NE
Everett Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 074° E
Cantara-Ney Springs Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 180° S
Mt. Shasta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.3 mi, 031° NE · 38k acres
Castle Crags Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.2 mi, 194° S · 11k acres
1727 Class M6 (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 163° S
Weed Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 334° NW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.1 mi, 203° SW · 1,886 acres
Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 8.5 mi, 270° W
Battle Rock (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 182° S
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 14.0 mi, 359° N · 1.7M acres
Peaceful Warrior (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 016° N
Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 016° N
Smithy (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 142° SE
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 339° N
Scott Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 221° SW
Marble Rim Gallery (Gallery) — 31.4 mi, 288° W
Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 329° NW
Freudian System Cave (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 073° E
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 35.7 mi, 179° S
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 50.5 mi, 184° S
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 50.6 mi, 183° S

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