California Cascades · California · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Shasta

Volcano14,180 ftUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Elevation14,180 ftabove sea level

Prominence9,767 ftindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul52°average high

41.41° N, 122.19° WElevation 14,180 ftUTC−7 · Pacific Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit14,180 ft
Mid-mountain8,891 ft
Valley · Mount Shasta3,606 ft

Freezing level in October: 10,991 ft

iThe mountain

Mount Shasta in brief

Mount Shasta rises to 14,180 ft in the California Cascades, California, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 9,767 ft, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 52°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.

The nearest town in the atlas is Mount Shasta, 9.2 mi to the SW at 3,606 ft.

Facts

Elevation: 14,180 ft
Prominence: 9,767 ft
Range: California Cascades
Region: California
Country: United States
Coordinates: 41.4092, -122.1949
Nearest airport: Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) · 62 mi

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Shasta by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Shasta by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	9°	11°	15°	21°	32°	42°	52°	51°	44°	32°	16°	8°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	8°	15°	23°	22°	17°	10°	0°	-5°
Precipitation	15.0 in	12.7 in	11.4 in	6.4 in	4.3 in	2.4 in	0.9 in	0.9 in	1.5 in	5.1 in	12.3 in	16.1 in
Cloud cover	52%	50%	48%	42%	34%	23%	11%	12%	15%	28%	45%	50%
Daylight	9h 31	10h 38	11h 54	13h 19	14h 31	15h 09	14h 53	13h 51	12h 30	11h 08	9h 52	9h 12
Month score	16	17	18	20	26	41	57	55	48	25	19	17

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Jun · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,906 ft	6,234 ft	6,890 ft	8,366 ft	10,827 ft	13,287 ft	15,748 ft	15,584 ft	13,780 ft	10,991 ft	7,382 ft	5,577 ft
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Shasta in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Shastina	12,335 ft	394 ft	1.5 mi W	57°
Rainbow Mountain (California)	7,619 ft	394 ft	13 mi E	75°
Black Butte (Siskiyou County, California)	6,334 ft	1,870 ft	8.5 mi W	81°
Mount Bradley (Siskiyou County, California)	5,563 ft	–	14 mi SW	81°