Long-quiet volcanoes in the Cascades region of the Pacific Northwest are still underpinned by large reservoirs of magma, new ...

Skiers at Mount Shasta Ski Park in Northern California have a new protector. No, it is not a revamped ski patrol or new lifts ...

Mount Shasta, a towering volcanic peak in Northern California, is well known as a spiritual epicenter and is often referred to as the "root chakra of the world." Rising 14,162 feet, it stands as ...

Rescuers helped an injured hiker and their climbing partner off Black Butte's treacherously icy trail. What makes Mt.

Mt. Shasta is a stratovolcano and part of the Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped collection of volcanoes that line the Pacific Ocean on both sides. The last time it erupted was 3,200 years ago ...

Every year, thousands of climbers test their skills on Mount Shasta, California’s fifth-highest peak and the second-highest volcano in the Cascade Range. In 2023, around 5,000 to 6,000 people ...

"That there are similar large volcanic aquifers north of the Columbia Gorge and near Mount Shasta likely make the Cascade Range the largest aquifer of its kind in the world." The Cascade mountain ...

ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS "That there are similar large volcanic aquifers north of the Columbia Gorge and near Mount Shasta likely make the Cascade Range the largest aquifer of its kind in the ...

While smaller than it's towering 14,179-foot neighbor, volcanic Mt. Shasta, Black Butte's trail is no easy walk in the park. Reasons it's a challenge are partly how it was made, and partly what it's ...