The almost perfectly conical shape of Black Butte calls hikers from far and wide to come and climb to its peak. As the largest of Mount Shasta’s satellite peaks, it is a destination in itself ...

Mt. Shasta Ski Park completed construction last week on a 20-foot statue of the Virgin Mary holding up the baby Jesus. The Madonna, which overlooks the resort from the top of Douglas Butte ...

A story disputed by historians claims that when a Spanish explorer first saw Mount Shasta, he dubbed it ... the nearly 6,600 foot summit of Douglas Butte as “one of the most beautiful ...