Shasta

[ shas-tuh ]

noun

1. Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4,315 meters).
2. Also called Shasta 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).

Example Sentences

When we did Shasta and Whitney, we had a literal vanload of some of our best friends.

From Outside Online

For 2019, I had started to think about Shasta, and Forest and I were looking for a snowy location for a photo shoot for a book we were writing about camping.

From Outside Online

In 2009, I had trained for my Shasta climb by hauling a heavy pack up a steep hike near Denver once a week, figuring that was a good simulation.

From Outside Online

It was my first time on a volcano, my first time on a rope team, and my first summit of Shasta.

From Outside Online

Abi and I set our packs down in the snow to trudge up the final 300 rocky vertical feet to the summit of Shasta.

From Outside Online

The next day, the Shasta County coroner's office called to tell her that Wade's body had been found in the room.

From The Daily Beast

At noon of the day on which we left the American Ranch, we came up a rugged hill into the settlement of Shasta.

From Project Gutenberg

It had been our bête noire from the time five dollars and fifty cents ransomed it at Shasta.

From Project Gutenberg

The misty blue mountains of the range toward Shasta Peak formed the abiding background of every view.

From Project Gutenberg

It is found in California, from Shasta County to the southern part of the state.

From Project Gutenberg

Watsahewah is the name 'of one of the Scott River bands of the Shasta family.'

From Project Gutenberg