Mountaineering · YDS Class 2

West Gully Route from Horse Camp

High Point
12,329 ft
Permit Required

A Mount Shasta Summit Pass is required for any travel above 10,000 feet on the mountain, which includes Shastina's summit; a separate wilderness permit is required for entry into the Mount Shasta Wilderness at any elevation. This is the only peak in the full dataset with an actual paid permit requirement. Group size is limited to 10, camping to seven nights in a 30-day period, wood fires are not permitted, and dogs are not allowed anywhere in the wilderness, including at Horse Camp.

Route Description

A prominent satellite cone of Mount Shasta in California's Cascade Range -- geographically and administratively unrelated to every other peak in this project, which are all Rocky Mountain summits in Montana and Idaho.

Approach

From the Bunny Flat Trailhead (about 6,900 feet) on Mount Shasta's south side, hike 1.7 miles to Horse Camp, home to the Sierra Club's historic Shasta Alpine Lodge (built 1923) and a seasonal spring. From Horse Camp, the West Gully Route -- a well-traveled trail and snowfield line -- climbs directly toward the saddle between Shasta and Shastina and on to Shastina's summit, without needing to first summit Shasta itself (a common combined route climbs both peaks together via Avalanche Gulch and a traverse across the head of the Whitney Glacier, but the West Gully offers a more direct, standalone line to Shastina alone).

Descent

Most parties descend the same West Gully Route back to Horse Camp and Bunny Flat.

Weather Forecast
5-Day Air Quality Forecast
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46
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