Ghost town · California
Shasta
Shasta is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is General Merchandise, a museum 0.8 miles away.
town in Shasta County, California, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates40.59222, -122.47778
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf: 2.8 mi
- Mule Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Seventeen Hill: 3.6 mi
- Democrat Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Kanaka Peak: 4.6 mi
Parks: 55
- Salt Creek Heights Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
- Mary Lake Park: 2.6 mi
- Woods Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 3.3 mi
- Amethyst Park: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 24
- Girl and the Wolf: 4.3 mi
- Yes, We Do Tires: 4.4 mi
- Mount Shasta: 4.4 mi
- Starling: 4.4 mi
- Poppies: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Pioneer Baby's Grave: 1.4 mi
- Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 3.1 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 4.4 mi
- The Monolith: 5.3 mi
- Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
Museums: 9
- General Merchandise: 0.8 mi
- Courthouse Museum: 0.9 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 4.2 mi
- Eaton House: 4.3 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 4.3 mi
- Chilean Garden: 5.0 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 5.0 mi
- Australian Garden: 5.1 mi
- South African Garden: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Shasta State Historic Park: 0.8 mi
- Whiskeytown: 5.3 mi
- Gas Point: 12.6 mi
- Deadwood: 16.0 mi
- Minersville: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
- Fishermans Point: 9.1 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 16.6 mi
- Behive Beach: 18.1 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 10.5 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Lema Ranch: 7.9 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- O'Brien Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Herbert S. Miles Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Whiskeytown Falls: 10.3 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Brandy Creek Beach: 5.2 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Brushy Hollow Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Shasta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | W 260° | 2,109 m | 15.4 mi |
| Paradise Peak | W 259° | 1,920 m | 14.2 mi |
| Shasta Bally | W 274° | 1,882 m | 9.3 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | W 262° | 1,807 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | WSW 259° | 1,744 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lookout Peak | WSW 250° | 1,734 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bluenose Peak | WSW 252° | 1,647 m | 20.7 mi |
| Little Bally | W 260° | 1,640 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 10.7 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 11.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whiskeytown Rsvr, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Shasta · 0 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 5 mi
- Redding · 6 mi
- Shasta Lake · 8 mi
- French Gulch · 11 mi
- Palo Cedro · 13 mi
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