Mount Shasta, California

About Mount Shasta

Set in the northwestern part of California, Mount Shasta is a small town, home to 3,124 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Mount Shasta is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 829 residents per square mile.

📰 Mount Shasta News Today

• Missing Mount Shasta woman found dead near Shastice Park KRCR · Oct 7
• 79-year-old found dead in Mount Shasta after leaving apartment KDRV NewsWatch 12 · Oct 7
• Missing woman, 72, found alive days after 100-foot fall in California wilderness KTLA · Oct 6
• "She Had a Will to Live." A 72-Year-Old Hiker Survived 6 Nights in the Backcountry After Falling 100 Feet. Outside Magazine · Oct 7
• Injured San Jose climber rescued from Mount Shasta after sliding 500 feet, crawling down mountain ABC7 San Francisco · Sep 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Mount Shasta Unique

• The only place in America named Mount Shasta — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mount Shasta

• Andaman Healthy Thai Cuisine — thai
• Black Bear Diner — american
• Harvest — american
• Lilys — american
• Mount Shasta Craft House — american
• Pizza Factory — pizza
• Puerto Vallarta Family Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• The Tree House Restaurant
• Theory Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
• Bistro 107 (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Sisson Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mount Shasta

• Mount Shasta City Park reviews ★
• Shastice Park reviews ★
• Sisson Meadow · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mount Shasta

• Golden Eagle Charter
• Mount Shasta High
• Mt. Shasta Elementary
• Sisson

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Mercy Medical Center Of Mt Shasta ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Mount Shasta

🏘️ Nearby Communities