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The second-highest peak in the Cascade Range and one of the most massive stratovolcanoes on Earth by volume, Mount Shasta rises in near-total isolation from the surrounding lowlands of far Northern California, visible for a hundred miles in every direction. It draws thousands of climbers a year up its glaciated flanks and has long attracted a separate following as a site of New Age spiritual pilgrimage and Native American cultural significance to the local Wintu, Shasta, and Karuk peoples.
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