Mount Shashta facts:

Mount shasta is 41.32 degrees from north of the equator

There are seven named glaciers on Shasta

It was declared a National Natural Landmark in December 1976

Four overlapping volcanic cones make up the area

It was formed by hardened lava from volcanic eruptions

Travellers have been coming to the region since the 1820’s

The volcano is part of a chain of others described as the 'Ring of Fire'