The Top 9 Natural Monuments in Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Mt. Shasta Wilderness’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 9
beautiful natural monuments in Mt. Shasta Wilderness. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Mt. Shasta Wilderness. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: November 15, 2025
Olberman's Causeway - Mt Shasta
Highlight • Trail
Olberman's Causeway is a path built over many years by the guard living at the Sierra Club's Horse Camp Hut; it leads up Avalanche Gulch to the standard route to …
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Mount Shasta Summit
Highlight • Summit
In the fall you can literally hike up to the summit of this tallest free-standing mountain in the lower US via the eastern route without climbing or any snow. The …
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Mt Shasta summit 🌋 (4321m)
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Tallest free standing Cascade volcano in California.
For a winter snowshoe/crampon ascent route via Casaval Ridge and descent via standard Avalanche Gulch route see: komoot.com/tour/9090975
For an AT ski ascent …
For a winter snowshoe/crampon ascent route via Casaval Ridge and descent via standard Avalanche Gulch route see: komoot.com/tour/9090975
For an AT ski ascent …
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Avalanche Gulch 🌋 Mt Shasta
Highlight • Climb
Avalanche Gulch is the standard route to climb Mt Shasta, typically done in spring/early summer as long as snow holds the loose rocks in place that pose a severe rock …
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Sulphur Hot Springs
Highlight • Natural Monument
You can still smell the strong sulphur in the steam venting out from several locations on the plateau, but there is currently not enough water rising to form a pool. …
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Olberman Causeway
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
A long section of the trail from the Sierra Club hut up into Avalanche Gulch is nicely built like a causeway between lines of rock, carefully arranged over may years …
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Ascent track on Clear Creek route
Highlight (Segment) • Climb
Going uphill on Mt Shasta's Eastern Clear Creek Route is significantly more enjoyable on the outermost use tracks to climber's right, which are on firmer ground with less loose scree. …
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Mushroom or UFO Rock
Highlight • Natural Monument
Iconic conglomerate rock serves as a good orientation at the top of the various long scree ascent trails. From here a direct rather steep section climbs to the summit plateau
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Mud Creek Falls Vista
Highlight • Viewpoint
Where Clear Creek Trail hugs very closely the edge of the Clear Creek Canyon rim look for the junction with Mud Creek Canyon below, and the waterfall
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