Mt Shasta-14,117' (Mount Shasta)
(41.4093201, -122.1950090)
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| From Up and Down California by William Brewer |
The valley ran nearly straight toward Mount Shasta, and at times we got most glorious views of that peak. Its snow-covered head rose magnificently far above everything else—with what wonder and awe we regarded it, the goal of our trip! The many stories we heard of the terrors of ascending it—many declaring that no man ever had succeeded in reaching the highest summit, although many had nearly succeeded—were fiction, as we shall see farther on. From Up and Down California: The Journal of William H. Brewer, 1860-1864, Book III, Chpt 4
2.
In a note contributed to The American Journal of Science and Arts (2d
series, Vol. XXXVI, No. 106 [July, 1863], 123), Whitney says: “A careful
and elaborate series of barometrical observations by the State
Geological Corps of California, made in September, 1862, has fixed the
elevation of Mt. Shasta at 14,440 feet. Previous to this the height of
Shasta had been variously estimated at from 13,905 to 18,000 feet. The
number 13,905 was the result of a barometrical observation made by Mr.
W. S. Moses, August 20, 1861; 18,000 feet was the height as estimated by
the Pacific Rail Road expedition, under Lieut. Williamson [Lieut. H. L.
Abbot in Pacific Railroad Reports, Vol. VI, Pt. I, 36]; Frémont’s
estimate was 15,000 feet [ Geographical Memoir Upon Upper California
(1848), p. 25], which is much nearer the truth than Williamson’s. It is a
very curious fact, that the height of Mt. Shasta, as given by the
author of Colton’s Atlas and author of the article on California in the
New American Cyclopaedia is 14,390 feet, which is a very close
approximation. Where these figures were obtained, I have been unable to
ascertain. [Footnote: “Wilkes says ‘it is said to be 14,350 feet; but
Lieut. Emmons thinks it is not so high.’”] It is pretty certain that
they were not the result of any actual measurement, as it is known that
Mr. Moses was the first person to ascend the mountain with a barometer.”
An account of the ascent of Mr. Moses and party, from the journal of
Richard G. Stanwood, one of the members, is published in the California
Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. VI, No. 1 (March, 1927).
3.
The first ascent appears to have been made in 1854. Between that date
and 1862 a considerable number of people had been to the summit. Several
ladies accomplished the feat in 1856 (San Francisco Bulletin, September
23, 1856).
6.
The route described is, throughout, the one followed by a majority of
climbers today.
7. Recalling his experiences on Mount Shasta in addressing the members of the Appalachian Mountain Club at its tenth anniversary, in Boston, March 5, 1886, Professor Brewer said: “When we got to the top we found people had been there before us. There was a liberal distribution of ‘California conglomerate,’ a mixture of tin cans and broken bottles, a newspaper, a Methodist hymn-book, a pack of cards, an empty bottle, and various other evidence of a bygone civilization” (Appalachia, Vol. IV, No. 4 [December, 1886], 368). From Up and Down California: The Journal of William H. Brewer, 1860-1864, Footnotes, Book III, Chpt 5
October 9 we came on to Shasta Valley, over the pass on the east side of Shasta Peak. This pass is about six thousand feet high and very gradual. The views of the peak were the most sublime we have yet had. We were up to within two thousand feet of the lower edge of the snow, in the sparse timber and pure air of this height. The peak rose over seven thousand feet above us, a very sharp cone, against the intensely blue sky. At times light feathery clouds condensed and curled around the peak, but soon dissolved in the warmer air beyond.
From Up and Down California by William Brewer, Book 4 Chapter 7
From GNIS:
7. Recalling his experiences on Mount Shasta in addressing the members of the Appalachian Mountain Club at its tenth anniversary, in Boston, March 5, 1886, Professor Brewer said: “When we got to the top we found people had been there before us. There was a liberal distribution of ‘California conglomerate,’ a mixture of tin cans and broken bottles, a newspaper, a Methodist hymn-book, a pack of cards, an empty bottle, and various other evidence of a bygone civilization” (Appalachia, Vol. IV, No. 4 [December, 1886], 368). From Up and Down California: The Journal of William H. Brewer, 1860-1864, Footnotes, Book III, Chpt 5
October 9 we came on to Shasta Valley, over the pass on the east side of Shasta Peak. This pass is about six thousand feet high and very gradual. The views of the peak were the most sublime we have yet had. We were up to within two thousand feet of the lower edge of the snow, in the sparse timber and pure air of this height. The peak rose over seven thousand feet above us, a very sharp cone, against the intensely blue sky. At times light feathery clouds condensed and curled around the peak, but soon dissolved in the warmer air beyond.
From Up and Down California by William Brewer, Book 4 Chapter 7
From GNIS:
- Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976.
- Other names:
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Bo-Lem-Poi'-Yok:Bo-lem-poi'-yok *:I-eka: Gudde, Erwin G. California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1949. p397Mont Saste *: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMont Saste' *:Mount Chasta: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMount Chasty: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMount Jackson: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMount Sastine: Salley, H.E. History of California Post Offices. 2nd ed. 1849-1900. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, 1991. p143Mount Sastise: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMount Sasty: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMount Shaste: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeMount Simpson: Zanger, Michael. Mt. Shasta: History, Legend and Lore. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts Publishing, 1992. p24Mount Tsashti: Zanger, Michael. Mt. Shasta: History, Legend and Lore. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts Publishing, 1992. p24Mount Tsashtl: Gudde, Erwin G. California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1949. p327Pit Mountain: Zanger, Michael. Mt. Shasta: History, Legend and Lore. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts Publishing, 1992. p24Sasty Peak: Zanger, Michael. Mt. Shasta: History, Legend and Lore. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts Publishing, 1992. p24Shasta Butte:Shaste Peak : Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeShatasia : Salley, H.E. History of California Post Offices. 2nd ed. 1849-1900. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, 1991. p143Snowy Butte: Zanger, Michael. Mt. Shasta: History, Legend and Lore. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts Publishing, 1992. p24Wi'ke * :Wy-E-Kah: Miscellaneous Sources - A brief description and the year of publication (if known) follow: 1969/CA Place Names/GuddeWy-e-kah: Gudde, Erwin G. California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1949. p327
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