Mount Shasta, a 14,179-foot stratovolcano in northern California's Cascade Range, is sacred to the Wintu, Karuk, Modoc, Shasta, and Klamath peoples — each nation holding distinct cosmological traditions tied to the mountain. Its persistent lenticular cloud formations have generated modern UFO mythology, but the peak's true power lies in its subterranean spring system, which produces some of the purest water on Earth from deep volcanic aquifers. At 23.59° Giza bearing, Shasta encodes nearly the same Earth obliquity angle as Levi's Stadium, placing it on the same geometric corridor to the Great Pyramid. The mountain sits on the Nazca-Angkor great circle and marks a major node on the Pacific Ring of Fire's Cascade volcanic arc.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.3° | — | 273.7° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 109.5° | — | 250.5° | — | |
| Sirius | 118.2° | — | 241.8° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 25.5° | — | 334.5° | — | |
| Regulus | 57.2° | — | 302.8° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.6° | — | 267.4° | — | |
| Antares | 99.4° | — | 260.6° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 158.2° | — | 201.8° | — | |
| Arcturus | 18.9° | — | 341.1° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 109.7° | — | 250.3° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 70.4° | — | 289.6° | — | |
| Deneb | 37.7° | — | 322.3° | — | |
| Capella | 49.8° | — | 310.2° | — | |
| Castor | 52.7° | — | 307.3° | — | |
| Pollux | 56.1° | — | 303.9° | — | |
| Procyon | 83.9° | — | 276.1° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 96.5° | — | 263.5° | — | |
| Rigel | 121.3° | — | 238.7° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 101.1° | — | 258.9° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 149.4° | — | 210.6° | — | |
| Mimosa | 142.3° | — | 217.7° | — | |
| Altair | 78.6° | — | 281.4° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 80.4° | — | 279.6° | — | |
| Alnitak | 110.0° | — | 250.1° | — | |
| Mintaka | 108.8° | — | 251.2° | — | |
| Saiph | 119.1° | — | 240.9° | — | |
| Peacock | — | — | — | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 145.9° | — | 214.1° | — | |
| Hadar | 142.4° | — | 217.6° | — | |
| Gacrux | 138.1° | — | 221.9° | — | |
| Naos | 140.4° | — | 219.6° | — | |
| Suhail | 135.8° | — | 224.2° | — | |
| Avior | — | — | — | — | |
| Atria | 174.8° | — | 185.2° | — | |
| Regor | 151.0° | — | 209.0° | — | |
| Alsephina | 158.2° | — | 201.8° | — | |
| Shaula | 118.9° | — | 241.1° | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | 106.0° | — | 254.0° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 79.7° | — | 280.3° | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | 33.2° | — | 326.8° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 54.9° | — | 305.1° | — | |
| Denebola | 41.0° | — | 318.9° | — | |
| Alhena | 80.1° | — | 279.9° | — | |
| Alphard | 88.8° | — | 271.3° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.9° | — | 266.1° | — | |
| Pushya | 60.5° | — | 299.5° | — | |
| Adhara | 135.0° | — | 225.0° | — | |
| Wezen | 129.9° | — | 230.1° | — | |
| Navi | 36.1° | — | 323.9° | — | |
| Schedar | 42.5° | — | 317.4° | — | |
| Nunki | 114.3° | — | 245.7° | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 120.8° | — | 239.2° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.4° | — | 270.6° | — | |
| Scheat | 77.0° | — | 283.0° | — | |
| Enif | 91.8° | — | 268.2° | — | |
| Diphda | 149.5° | — | 210.5° | — | |
| Alphecca | 9.4° | — | 350.6° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 50.2° | — | 309.8° | — | |
| Spica | 73.3° | — | 286.7° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 72.6° | — | 287.4° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 52.3° | — | 307.7° | — | |
| Murzim | 125.4° | — | 234.6° | — | |
| Phact | 158.8° | — | 201.2° | — | |
| Mirfak | 52.4° | — | 307.6° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 41.9° | — | 318.1° | — | |
| Markab | 93.4° | — | 266.6° | — | |
| Algol | 65.7° | — | 294.3° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 107.1° | — | 252.9° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 109.5° | — | 250.5° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 58.0° | — | 302.0° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 122.0° | — | 238.0° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 67.8° | — | 292.2° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 112.2° | — | 247.8° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 50.2° | — | 309.8° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 129.8° | — | 230.2° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 64.7° | — | 295.3° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 115.3° | — | 244.7° | — |
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 23.59° | 11,632 km |
| angkor wat | 311.41° | 12,305 km |
| nazca | 131.27° | 7,901 km |
| teotihuacan | 130.21° | 3,270 km |
| stonehenge | 34.19° | 8,230 km |
| gobekli tepe | 15.06° | 11,077 km |
| machu picchu | 128.26° | 7,918 km |
| easter island | 167.69° | 7,725 km |
| cahokia | 85.44° | 2,748 km |
| sedona | 124.44° | 1,167 km |
| mecca | 18.38° | 12,800 km |
| jerusalem | 19.57° | 11,568 km |
| vatican | 31.94° | 9,707 km |
| lhasa | 330.62° | 11,408 km |
| kailash | 339.24° | 11,610 km |
| uluru | 260.13° | 13,176 km |
| tiwanaku | 127.35° | 8,471 km |
| chaco canyon | 110.48° | 1,373 km |
| mt shasta | 0.00° | 0 km |
| levis stadium | 176.02° | 436 km |
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