shasta

noun

1. Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4315 meters).
2. Also called Shasta Lake. Lake, a recreational lake in N central California, formed by a 1945 dam on the Sacramento, Pit, and other rivers. 46 sq. mi. (119 sq. km).

mountain in California, named for local native tribe, for whose name Bright offers no etymology.