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49-456: McCloud may refer to: Places [ edit ] McCloud, California , a small town McCloud High School , in the above town McCloud River , California Fictional characters [ edit ] Fox McCloud , the main character in the Star Fox series James McCloud , Fox's father The title character of Brewster McCloud ,

98-544: A 1970 film by Robert Altman Sam McCloud, main character of McCloud (TV series) , an American television police drama that aired from 1970 to 1977 Louise "Lou" McCloud, from the television series The Young Riders Ace McCloud, one of the main character from the television series The Centurions (TV series) Fin McCloud, on the Teletoon Canadian animated sitcom Stoked (TV series) Scott McCloud,

147-606: A base to engage in nationally recognized trout fishing in the nearby McCloud , Sacramento and Klamath Rivers, or come to see and climb Mount Shasta , Castle Crags or the Trinity Alps . Visitors also engage in nearby skiing (both alpine and cross-country), biking or hiking to the waterfalls, streams and lakes in the area, including nearby Falls of the McCloud River, Burney Falls , Mossbrae Falls , Lake Siskiyou , Castle Lake and Shasta Lake , or visiting

196-485: A dacite dome intruded the cone and now forms the summit. The rock at the 600-foot-wide (180 m) summit crater has been extensively hydrothermally altered by sulfurous hot springs and fumaroles there (only a few examples still remain). In the last 8,000 years, the Hotlum Cone has erupted at least eight or nine times. About 200 years ago, the last significant Mount Shasta eruption came from this cone and created

245-572: A dramatic popular article about his surviving an overnight blizzard on Mount Shasta by lying in the hot sulfur springs near the summit. This experience was inspiration to Kim Stanley Robinson 's short story "Muir on Shasta". The 1887 completion of the Central Pacific Railroad , built along the line of the Siskiyou Trail between California and Oregon, brought a substantial increase in tourism, lumbering, and population into

294-415: A fumarole at the summit of Mount Shasta from a deep-seated reservoir of partly molten rock. Mount Shasta can release volcanic ash , pyroclastic flows or dacite and andesite lava . Its deposits can be detected under nearby small towns. Mount Shasta has an explosive, eruptive history. There are fumaroles on the mountain, which show Mount Shasta is still alive. The worst-case scenario for an eruption

343-580: A hornblende dacite dome. There are many buried glacial scars on the mountain that were created in recent glacial periods ("ice ages") of the present Wisconsinian glaciation . Most have since been filled in with andesite lava , pyroclastic flows , and talus from lava domes. Shastina, by comparison, has a fully intact summit crater indicating Shastina developed after the last ice age . Shastina has been built by mostly pyroxene andesite lava flows. Some 9,500 years ago, these flows reached about 6.8 mi (10.9 km) south and 3 mi (4.8 km) north of

392-497: A man who, introducing himself as the Count of St. Germain , is said to have started Ballard on the path to discovering the teachings that would become the "I AM" Activity religious movement. In 2009, a group of hikers were making their way up Mt. Shasta when they reported seeing a flying humanoid creature with batlike features. They described what they saw as a man “stocky as Hulk Hogan, with leathery wings fifty feet from one end to

441-454: A median income of $ 34,792 versus $ 19,545 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 15,974. About 14.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to

490-486: A negotiations process with the town of McCloud to build one of the nation's largest bottled water plants and use a portion of the water flowing from the springs of Mt. Shasta. The contract process was protested by local special interest groups whose claims include that Nestle neglected to study the impact on the region's ground water and have overstated the potential economic benefits of the proposed plant. On May 13, 2008 AP Press reported that Nestle announced plans to reduce

539-531: A pyroclastic flow, a hot lahar (mudflow), and three cold lahars, which streamed 7.5 mi (12.1 km) down Mount Shasta's east flank via Ash Creek. A separate hot lahar went 12 mi (19 km) down Mud Creek. This eruption was thought to have been observed by the explorer La Pérouse , from his ship off the California coast, in 1786, but this has been disputed. During the last 10,000 years, Mount Shasta has erupted an average of every 800 years, but in

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588-410: Is a large pyroclastic flow, similar to that which occurred in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens . Since there is ice, such as Whitney Glacier and Mud Creek Glacier , lahars would also result. The United States Geological Survey monitors Mount Shasta and rates it as a very high-threat volcano. The summer climbing season runs from late April until October, although many attempts are made in

637-466: Is an avalanche chute that was probably carved into Shastina's western face by these flows. The last to form, and the highest cone, the Hotlum Cone, formed about 8,000 years ago. It is named after the Hotlum glacier on its northern face; its longest lava flow, the 500-foot-thick (150 m) Military Pass flow, extends 5.5 mi (8.9 km) down its northeast face. Since the creation of the Hotlum Cone,

686-588: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages McCloud, California McCloud is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Siskiyou County, California , United States. Its population is 945 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,101 from the 2010 census. Located in the Shasta Cascade area of Northern California , McCloud sees many visitors. Visitors use McCloud as

735-476: Is relatively free of deep glacial erosion except, paradoxically, for its south side where Sargents Ridge runs parallel to the U-shaped Avalanche Gulch. This is the largest glacial valley on the volcano, although it does not now have a glacier in it. There are seven named glaciers on Mount Shasta, with the four largest ( Whitney , Bolam , Hotlum , and Wintun ) radiating down from high on

784-639: The Klamath Tribes in the area held that Mount Shasta is inhabited by the Spirit of the Above-World, Skell, who descended from heaven to the mountain's summit at the request of a Klamath chief. Skell fought with Spirit of the Below-World, Llao, who resided at Mount Mazama by throwing hot rocks and lava, probably representing the volcanic eruptions at both mountains. Italian settlers arrived in

833-617: The Köppen Climate Classification system, McCloud has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. In the state legislature McCloud is in the 1st Senate District , represented by Republican Brian Dahle , and the 1st Assembly District , represented by Republican Megan Dahle . Federally, McCloud is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa . In 2006 Nestlé began

882-489: The McCloud River area practice rituals on the mountain. Mount Shasta has also been a focus for non-Native American legends, centered on a hidden city of advanced beings from the lost continent of Lemuria . The legend grew from an offhand mention of Lemuria in the 1880s, to a description of a hidden Lemurian village in 1925. In 1931, Harvey Spencer Lewis , using the pseudonym Wishar S[penle] Cerve, wrote Lemuria:

931-483: The Pacific Northwest . The California Gold Rush brought the first Euro-American settlements into the area in the early 1850s, including at Yreka, California and Upper Soda Springs . The first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta occurred in 1854 (by Elias Pearce), after several earlier failed attempts. In 1856, the first women (Harriette Eddy, Mary Campbell McCloud, and their party) reached the summit. By

980-654: The 1786 eruption is discredited, and that the last known eruption of Mount Shasta was around 1250 AD, proved by uncorrected radiocarbon dating. Although earlier Spanish explorers are likely to have sighted the mountain, the first written record and description was made in May 20, 1817 by Spaniard Narciso Durán, a member of the Luis Antonio Argüello expedition into the upper areas of the Sacramento River Valley, who wrote "At about ten leagues to

1029-507: The 1860s and 1870s, Mount Shasta was the subject of scientific and literary interest. In 1854 John Rollin Ridge titled a poem "Mount Shasta." A book by California pioneer and entrepreneur James Hutchings , titled Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California , contained an account of an early summit trip in 1855. The summit was achieved (or nearly so) by John Muir , Josiah Whitney , Clarence King , and John Wesley Powell . In 1877, Muir wrote

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1078-631: The CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km ), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km ) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) of it (2.65%) is water. At the 2010 census McCloud had a population of 1,101. The population density was 442.5 inhabitants per square mile (170.9/km ). The racial makeup of McCloud was 1,039 (94.4%) White, 8 (0.7%) African American, 10 (0.9%) Native American, 6 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 5 (0.5%) from other races, and 33 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65 people (5.9%). The census reported that 1,099 people (99.8% of

1127-529: The CDP was 90.02% White, 1.94% African American, 1.86% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.45% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.73%. Of the 581 households 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.6% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

1176-584: The Sargents Ridge vent cover the Everitt Hill shield at Mount Shasta's southern foot. The last lavas to erupt from the vent were hornblende - pyroxene andesites with a hornblende dacite dome at its summit. Glacial erosion has since modified its shape. The next cone to form is exposed south of Mount Shasta's current summit and is called Misery Hill. It was formed 15,000 to 20,000 years ago from pyroxene andesite flows and has since been intruded by

1225-599: The Siskiyou Trail, Interstate 5 , brings thousands of people each year to Mount Shasta. From February 13–19, 1959, the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl obtained the record for the most snowfall during one storm in the U.S., with a total of 15.75 feet (480 cm). Mount Shasta was declared a National Natural Landmark in December 1976. The "Shasta Gulch" is referenced in the lyrics to the 1994 song "Unfair" by cult indie rock band Pavement . The lore of some of

1274-475: The area around Mount Shasta. Early resorts and hotels, such as Shasta Springs and Upper Soda Springs , grew up along the Siskiyou Trail around Mount Shasta, catering to these early adventuresome tourists and mountaineers. In the early 20th century, the Pacific Highway followed the track of the Siskiyou Trail to the base of Mount Shasta, leading to still more access to the mountain. Today's version of

1323-565: The area dates to about 7,000 years ago. At the time of Euro-American contact in the 1810s, the Native American tribes who lived within view of Mount Shasta included the Shasta , Okwanuchu , Modoc , Achomawi , Atsugewi , Karuk , Klamath , Wintu , and Yana tribes. A historic eruption of Mount Shasta in 1786 may have been observed by Lapérouse , but this is disputed. Smithsonian Institution 's Global Volcanism Program says that

1372-488: The area now occupied by nearby Black Butte . The last eruptions formed Shastina's present summit about a hundred years later. But before that, Shastina, along with the then forming Black Butte dacite plug dome complex to the west, created numerous pyroclastic flows that covered 43 sq mi (110 km ), including large parts of what is now Mount Shasta, California and Weed, California . Diller Canyon (400 ft or 120 m deep and 0.25 mi or 400 m wide)

1421-400: The early 1900s to work in the mills as stonemasons and established a strong Catholic presence in the area. Mount Shasta City and Dunsmuir, California , small towns near Shasta's western base, are focal points for many of these, which range from a Buddhist monastery ( Shasta Abbey , founded by Houn Jiyu-Kennett in 1971) to modern-day Native American rituals. A group of Native Americans from

1470-475: The entire north side of the volcano collapsed, creating an enormous landslide or debris avalanche , 6.5 cu mi (27 km ) in volume. The slide flowed northwestward into Shasta Valley , where the Shasta River now cuts through the 28-mile-long (45 km) flow. What remains of the oldest of Mount Shasta's four cones is exposed at Sargents Ridge on the south side of the mountain. Lavas from

1519-571: The lost continent of the Pacific , published by AMORC , about the hidden Lemurians of Mount Shasta that cemented the legend in many readers' minds. In August 1987, believers in the spiritual significance of the Harmonic Convergence described Mount Shasta as one of a small number of global "power centers". Mount Shasta remains a focus of " New Age " attention. According to Guy Ballard , while hiking on Mount Shasta, he encountered

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1568-518: The main character of the Space Angel cartoon series Other uses [ edit ] McCloud (surname) , an English-language surname McCloud (TV series) , an American television police drama that aired from 1970 to 1977 McCloud Railway , a former railway which operated near Mount Shasta, California, from 1992 to 2009 Similar names [ edit ] MacLeod (disambiguation) McLoud (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

1617-502: The main summit cone to below 10,000 ft (3,000 m) primarily on the north and east sides. The Whitney Glacier is the longest, and the Hotlum is the most voluminous glacier in the state of California. Three of the smaller named glaciers occupy cirques near and above 11,000 ft (3,400 m) on the south and southeast sides, including the Watkins , Konwakiton , and Mud Creek glaciers. The oldest-known human settlement in

1666-493: The name " Shasta " is vague, either derived from a people of a name like it or otherwise garbled by early Westerners. Mount Shasta is connected to its satellite cone of Shastina , and together they dominate the landscape. Shasta rises abruptly to tower nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above its surroundings. On a clear winter day, the mountain can be seen from the floor of the Central Valley 140 miles (230 km) to

1715-428: The northwest of this place we saw the very high hill called by soldiers that went near its slope Jesus Maria, It is entirely covered with snow." Peter Skene Ogden (a leader of a Hudson's Bay Company trapping brigade) in 1826 recorded sighting the mountain, and in 1827, the name "Sasty" or "Sastise" was given to nearby Mount McLoughlin by Ogden. An 1839 map by David Burr lists the mountain as Rogers Peak. This name

1764-563: The occupied units 330 (62.5%) were owner-occupied and 198 (37.5%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.2%. 676 people (61.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 423 people (38.4%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census there were 1,343 people, 581 households, and 393 families in the CDP. The population density was 549.4 inhabitants per square mile (212.1/km ). There were 702 housing units at an average density of 287.2 per square mile (110.9/km ). The racial makeup of

1813-465: The other and the face of a bat.” Despite the conflicting details, both accounts have been added to the legend of Batsquatch as additional proof. See news article here: https://pacsentinel.com/batsquatch/ About 593,000 years ago, andesitic lavas erupted in what is now Mount Shasta's western flank near McBride Spring. Over time, an ancestral Mount Shasta stratovolcano was built to a large but unknown height; sometime between 300,000 and 360,000 years ago

1862-435: The past 4,500 years the volcano has erupted an average of every 600 years. USGS seismometers and GPS receivers operated by UNAVCO form the monitoring network for Mount Shasta. The volcano has been relatively quiet during the 21st century, with only a handful of small magnitude earthquakes and no demonstrable ground deformation . Although geophysically quiet, periodic geochemical surveys indicate that volcanic gas emanates from

1911-597: The population) lived in households, 2 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 528 households, 109 (20.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 240 (45.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 48 (9.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 22 (4.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 29 (5.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 3 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 190 households (36.0%) were one person and 96 (18.2%) had someone living alone who

1960-468: The property into a self funded enterprise zone that supports new business, employment opportunities, and new ideas. The property hosts several fire agencies and fire agency support services. It has hosted 3 CalFire Fire Camps with abundant water resources, an air support dipping pond, and hostfacilities. The importance of property stewardship shows the priority how the partnership values the community in where it's located. Mount Shasta The origin of

2009-417: The property they had acquired for the bottling site, which was the site of the defunct McCloud lumber mill (closed by last mill owners CalCedar). On July 1, 2014, the former McCloud River Lumber Company site was purchased by an eclectic group of investors, McCloud Partners, LLC. This group has revived the property after being closed, vandalized, and abandoned for almost two decades. McCloud Partners has turned

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2058-560: The ruins of one of the great nightclubs or speakeasies from the heyday of the Roaring Twenties . McCloud is located at 41°15′17″N 122°8′11″W  /  41.25472°N 122.13639°W  / 41.25472; -122.13639 (41.254682, -122.136321) on the southern slope of Mount Shasta, at an elevation of 3,271 feet (997 m) above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

2107-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title McCloud . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McCloud&oldid=1157543940 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2156-640: The size of the proposed McCloud Bottled Water plant to 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m ) from the originally-planned 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m ) proposal. Nestle also agreed to monitor the impact of the plant on the local watershed for two years. Nestle opened a different bottling plant in Sacramento , in July 2009, and then in September 2009 Nestle announced they would no longer pursue any bottling operation in McCloud. Nestle plans to sell

2205-578: The south. The mountain has attracted the attention of poets, authors, and presidents. The mountain consists of four overlapping dormant volcanic cones that have built a complex shape, including the main summit and the prominent and visibly conical satellite cone of 12,330 ft (3,760 m) Shastina. If Shastina were a separate mountain, it would rank as the fourth-highest peak of the Cascade Range (after Mount Rainier , Rainier's Liberty Cap , and Mount Shasta itself). Mount Shasta's surface

2254-399: The winter. Mount Shasta is also a popular destination for backcountry skiing . Many of the climbing routes can be descended by experienced skiers, and there are numerous lower-angled areas around the base of the mountain. No quota system currently exists for climbing Mount Shasta, and reservations are not required. However, climbers must obtain a summit pass and a wilderness permit to climb

2303-419: Was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81. The age distribution was 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median household income was $ 29,500 and the median family income was $ 35,882. Males had

2352-570: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.08. There were 310 families (58.7% of households); the average family size was 2.66. The age distribution was 188 people (17.1%) under the age of 18, 67 people (6.1%) aged 18 to 24, 186 people (16.9%) aged 25 to 44, 369 people (33.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 291 people (26.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. There were 732 housing units at an average density of 294.2 per square mile, of

2401-613: Was apparently dropped, and the name Shasta was transferred to present-day Mount Shasta in 1841, partly as a result of work by the United States Exploring Expedition . Beginning in the 1820s, Mount Shasta was a prominent landmark along what became known as the Siskiyou Trail , which runs at Mount Shasta's base. The Siskiyou Trail was on the track of an ancient trade and travel route of Native American footpaths between California's Central Valley and

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