Our next stop is in the mountain region. There, we go to a place called Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta is an active volcano. But when I say active, it is not like Kilauea, which erupted in 2018. No, not like that. The last eruption from Mount Shasta may have been in 1786. Mount Shasta erupts an average of 600 years, so that is not now for not even half of 600 years is done. Mount Shasta is also very old. It is about 593,000 years old!!!!! At Mount Shasta, what I would do would be pretty simple. One, I would go there. Two, I would take a hike. Three, if there is a museum, I would explore it to check out its history and stuff. Four, there is a place called Lake Sisyou. I would check that out. Five, I would explore some other parks. Lastly, I would leave for my next destination. If you love hikes and checking out active volcanoes, this is one of the right mountains to go to. So check it out right now!

The fee for a Mount Shasta Summit Pass is $25 per person.

Mount Shasta has and elevation of 14,180 feet.

312 N Mt Shasta Blvd, Mt Shasta, CA 96067

The oldest-known human settlement in the area dates to about 7,000 years ago. In the 19th century, the Native people living here were Shasta, Modoc, Achomawi, Karuk, Klamath, Wintu, Yana, Okwanuchu, and the Atsugewi. Some say the last eruption of Mount Shasta was in 1786 but most people say that it was around 1250 AD. The first sighting of Mount Shasta was seen by Peter Skene Ogden in 1826.

Beginning in the 1820s, Mount Shasta was a prominent landmark along what became known as the Siskiyou Trail, which runs at Mount Shasta's base. The Siskiyou Trail was on the track of an ancient trade and travel route of Native American footpaths between California's Central Valley and the Pacific Northwest.

The California Gold Rush brought the first Euro-American settlements into the area in the early 1850s, including at Yreka, California and Upper Soda Springs. The first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta occurred in 1854 (by Elias Pearce), after several earlier failed attempts. In 1856, the first women (Harriette Eddy, Mary Campbell McCloud, and their party) reached the summit.

From February 13–19, 1959, the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl obtained the record for the most snowfall during one storm in the U.S., with a total of 15.75 feet (480 cm).

In 1976, Mount Shasta was declared a National Natural Landmark.