The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, including far northern parts of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The Central Valley is a large flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U The area is centered on Mount Shasta in the California Cascade Range, near the Trinity Alps. Mount Shasta ( Úytaahkoo, Karuk) or the "White Mountain" in English a 14179-foot (4322 m Stratovolcano, is the second-highest peak in the The Trinity Alps are mountains in Northern California, located to the northwest of Redding. Mount Shasta is a dormant volcano; nearby Lassen Peak is recently active. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Lassen Peak (also known as Mount Lassen) is the southernmost active Volcano in the Cascade Range.
The civic "capital" of the Shasta Cascade area is Redding; other cities and towns are Alturas, Biggs, Chico, Dunsmuir, Mt. Shasta, Red Bluff Oroville, Weed, Fall River, Burney, and Yreka. Redding is a city in Northern California. It is the County seat of Shasta County California, USA Alturas is the County seat of Modoc County, California, United States. Biggs is a city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 1793 at the 2000 census Chico (pop 86949 is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States, with 105000 Dunsmuir is a city in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Mount Shasta is a city in Siskiyou County California, located at around 3600 ft (1100 m on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark Red Bluff is the County seat of Tehama County California. As of the 2000 census the incorporated city had a total Population of 13147 but it is currently Oroville is the County seat of Butte County California. The city-limits Population was 13004 at the 2000 census; and as of 2007 the population Weed is a city located in Siskiyou County California. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 2978 Yreka (waɪˈriːkə "wye-REE-ka" is the County seat of Siskiyou County California, United States Counties included in the Shasta Cascade region include Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity. Butte County is a County located in the Central Valley of the U Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U Siskiyou County is a County located in the far northernmost part of the U Tehama County (pronounced teh-HAY-muh is a county located in the northern part of the U Trinity County is a large rugged and mountainous heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U
There are seven national forests in the area: Klamath National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Mendocino National Forest, Modoc National Forest, Plumas National Forest and Shasta-Trinity National Forest, as well as the Lava Beds National Monument. Klamath National Forest is a 1737774-acre (271527 sq mi or 7032 Lassen National Forest is a national forest of 1700 square miles (4300 km2 in northeastern California. The Mendocino National Forest is located in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California and comprises 913306 Acres (3696 km² Modoc National Forest is a National forest in northeastern California, covering parts of Modoc, Lassen, and Siskiyou counties Plumas National Forest is a United States National Forest located in northern California. The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is a federally designated forest in northern California, USA Lava Beds National Monument, located in Siskiyou and Modoc Counties California, is the site of the largest concentration of Lava tube Caves
The area is also well-known for its numerous lakes, rivers, and waterfalls, including Shasta Lake, Trinity Lake, Lake Almanor, Eagle Lake, and Lake Siskiyou, the Sacramento River, McCloud River, and Trinity River, as well as Mossbrae Falls, the McCloud River Falls, and Burney Falls. Shasta Lake is a reservoir created by the building of Shasta Dam in California, USA. Trinity Lake, previously called Clair Engle Lake, is a Lake on the Trinity River formed by the Trinity Dam and located in Trinity County Lake Almanor is a large artificial Lake in northwestern Plumas County, in northeastern California. Eagle Lake may refer to Cities towns townships etc;Canada Eagle Lake Haliburton County Ontario Eagle Lake Parry Sound District Lake Siskiyou is a Reservoir formed by Box Canyon Dam on the Sacramento River, in far northern California, near the town of Mt The Sacramento River is the longest River entirely within the U The McCloud River is a tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 50 mi (80 km long in northern California in the United States. The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately long in northwestern California in the United States. Mossbrae Falls is a Waterfall flowing into the Sacramento River, in the Shasta Cascade area in Dunsmuir California. This article is about the waterfall Burney Falls For the state park see McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park.
Numerous parks and recreation opportunities fill the area including Shasta Lake, Lake Siskiyou, Castle Crags State Park, a new park at Upper Soda Springs, the Trinity Alps, Lava Beds National Monument, Clair Engle Lake, Castle Lake, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Caribou Wilderness, Thousand Lakes Wilderness, and of course climbing Mount Shasta. Shasta Lake is a reservoir created by the building of Shasta Dam in California, USA. Lake Siskiyou is a Reservoir formed by Box Canyon Dam on the Sacramento River, in far northern California, near the town of Mt Castle Crags is a dramatic and well-known feature in Northern California. Upper Soda Springs is on the banks of the Sacramento River in Dunsmuir California, USA. The Trinity Alps are mountains in Northern California, located to the northwest of Redding. Lava Beds National Monument, located in Siskiyou and Modoc Counties California, is the site of the largest concentration of Lava tube Caves Trinity Lake, previously called Clair Engle Lake, is a Lake on the Trinity River formed by the Trinity Dam and located in Trinity County Castle Lake may refer to Castle Lake (Nevada, a glacial tarn (lake in Elko County, in northeastern Nevada. Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in north eastern California. The Thousand Lakes Wilderness is located within the southern portion of the Cascade Range in northeastern California
Geologically, this region is similar to the main Cascade Range, dominated by volcanism. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the
Historically, the Shasta Cascade region was home to Native Americans of the Modoc, Maidu, Okwanuchu, Paiute, Shasta, Wintu, and Yana tribes, and sub-groups of those tribes. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people who originally lived in the area which is now northeastern California and central Southern Oregon. The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who live in Northern California. The Okwanuchu were one of a number of small Shastan -speaking tribes of Native Americans in Northern California, who were closely related to the adjacent The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California.
The first non-Native Americans entered the Shasta Cascade region by coming south along the Siskiyou Trail from Oregon, or north along the Siskiyou Trail from central California or the San Francisco Bay Area. The Siskiyou Trail stretched from California's Central Valley to Oregon's Willamette Valley; modern-day Interstate 5 follows this pioneer path Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the These earliest explorers were likely British and American fur-trappers and traders in the 1820s and 1830s, although it is possible that Spanish explorers reached the southern edge of the Shasta Cascade region before 1820.
The discovery of gold in 1851 at Yreka (and throughout Siskiyou and Trinity counties) brought California Gold Rush-era prospectors up the rivers of the region in search of gold, leading to the first non-Native American settlements in the area, including at Old Shasta, Portuguese Flat, Upper Soda Springs, Weaverville, and Yreka itself. The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California Shasta is an Unincorporated community in Shasta County California. Portuguese Flat was a California mining camp of the early 1850s during the California Gold Rush, consisting largely of Portuguese miners Upper Soda Springs is on the banks of the Sacramento River in Dunsmuir California, USA. Weaverville is a Census-designated place and the County seat of Trinity County California.
The poet Joaquin Miller writes in detail about this area in his 1870s novel, Life Amongst the Modocs, based on his own experiences as a young man living at the base of Mt. Joaquin Miller was the Pen name of the colorful American poet essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner Miller ( March 10, Shasta.
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