Description: From USGS.gov: Mount Shasta, a compound stratovolcano rising 3,500 meters above its base to an elevation of 4,317 meters [14,161 feet], dominates the landscape of northern California. ... Mount Shasta hosts five glaciers, including the Whitney Glacier, the largest in California. Shastina is a large subsidiary cone that rises to 3,758 meters on the west flank of the compound volcano. |