It is said that the massive, rather intimidating lone mountain can be seen from up to 140 miles (230km) away on a clear day, making it a striking natural monolith which has captured the admiration and imagination of mankind for centuries. Shasta is not connected to any other surrounding nearby mountains, it stands alone, bursting abruptly and steeply from the ground like some mystical solitary giant to loom over the majestic valleys of green around it and completely dominate the landscape of Northern California. Shasta is a now dormant volcano which soars 14,179 feet (4,322 m) over the surrounding forested valley, making it the second highest peak of the Cascade Range and the fifth highest mountain in all of California. Lying within the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California, Mt. Shasta casts a rather startling, formidable presence for those who first lay eyes upon it. Shasta, which is said to be populated by a race of mysterious, magical beings with fantastical machines. One such story that has persisted for quite some time is that of a fantastical city hidden away within the wilds of California’s Mt.
The idea that some wondrous place could be hiding out past the periphery of what we know has drawn in explorers and adventurers for centuries, and has inspired the imagination. We as a species seem to innately love such lore, that idea of some lost civilization or wondrous city hidden away from us beyond the fringes of what we know, and such stories appear in the legends of cultures across geographical divides. Since time unremembered, throughout history and cultures, there have always been tales of mystical, magical places lying lost out over the horizon.
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