Shasta
Americannoun
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Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4,315 meters).
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Also called Shasta Lake. Lake, a recreational lake in N central California, formed by a 1945 dam on the Sacramento, Pit, and other rivers. 46 sq. mi. (119 sq. km).
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Now, as part of a pilot program to reduce overcrowding, the California Department of Parks and Recreation will require advance reservations to visit the Shasta County waterfall on many days this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
The McCloud’s salmon, trucked around Lake Shasta to complete their ocean migration, have started to come back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Curtis, a 67-year-old attorney, was appointed by the Shasta County supervisors last April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
And last September, surveillance cameras captured him pushing an antique metal safe through the Shasta County elections office on a Saturday while his wife assisted with a pulling harness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Once through the arch, Shasta found himself in a courtyard which was also a garden.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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