On a clear day, Mount Shasta can be seen from over 100 miles away (160 km).
Artifacts found in the surrounding area conservatively suggest at least 11,000 years of human habitation, designating this region as one of the longest-occupied areas of North America. It is recognized as an eligible Native American cultural and cosmological property on the National Register of Historic Places. Mount Shasta, located near the Oregon border in northern California, holds the distinction of being one of the world’s preeminent sacred mountains.
