I was really surprised at some of these temperatures. It explains why there is basically no snow on top of the mountain or even from 10,000 feet up to the peak. I wonder if all the Glaciers will completely melt off this year? A few years ago one melted and created a mud flow that took out a bridge on Mud Creek on Pilgrim Creek road near McCloud a few years ago. A better way to say this is that the bridge still stands but it got covered over with mud and heavy equipment had to be brought in because the mud and the creek covered over the bridge so it was impassable for a time.
Mount Shasta Peak Temperature Statistics
- Average 2021. 46 °F.
- Highest 1 June, 2021. 97 °F.
- Lowest 20 May, 2021. 33.1 °F.
- Average May. 58.3 °F.
- Highest 31 May, 2021. 91 °F.
- Lowest 6 June, 2021. 44.1 °F.
- Average June. 72.2 °F.
- Highest 1 June, 2021. 97 °F.
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It's important to understand that it can be well below freezing any time of year even if it is above 100degrees in the city of Mt. Shasta below. When I climbed the mountain in August of 1970 it was below freezing on the summit with high winds but what saved me was that it wasn't gusty. There was also a lot of snow which made my descent really fast because I used an ice axe as a break and greenhouse plastic I brought to slide down on.
However, this year there likely isn't any snow for that and because of this rockfall killing people is likely the worst I have ever seen. So, the greatest danger right now is climbers above you and their hiking boots letting rocks loose. If you don't see one the size of your fist and it hits you in your head it's all over. So, your greatest threat this summer (other than your skills and the altitude there) are other climbers climbing boots knocking loose rocks. If I was climbing now I would try to start at the old ski bowl near Panther Meadows if the road is open there and follow the ridge up because of the numbers of climbers this year just for safety so I would miss all the rockfalls caused by climbers boots above me going up the Horse camp, Lake Helen and red Banks route to the top.
Without as much snow Crampons might not be as important as they usually would be climbing Mt. Shasta but I would still take an ice axe for your own safety on a climb like this even if you only use it as a walking stick for balance because of the steepness and walking over so many various sized rocks. ON 2nd thought it is much safer to have crampons with you that are spikes that attach to your boots in case you actually need them to survive an ice or snow flow. And if you happen to slip on snow patches you can use an ice axe as a brake to stop your fall sliding through any snow patches so you don't get going too fast and injure yourself because of the steepness.
Because of the sheer numbers of climbers rockfall likely will be very very dangerous this summer because most of the snow is gone which holds the rocks in place. This is because of the severe drought right now there. This is somewhat like what the mountain looks like now.
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