Name: Castle Lake Overlook
Rating: 4.7

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Enjoy breathtaking Mt. Shasta views from above Castle Lake.

Jul 6, 2017 near Dunsmuir, CA

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May 27, 2023 near Dunsmuir, CA

View from the trail area looking at Castle Lake and Black Butte.

May 27, 2023 near Dunsmuir, CA

Looking down at a frozen Castle Lake with Black Butte in the distance.

May 27, 2023 near Dunsmuir, CA

Looking at a cloud covered Mt Shasta and Black Butte from near Heart Lake.

May 27, 2023 near Dunsmuir, CA

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May 27, 2023

Stewart Carnes

Snowshoe hiked from Castle Lake to Heart Lake

Nov 26, 2021

Arto K

Jun 22, 2021

Yukiko Matsumoto

Feb 13, 2021

Jeremy Brady

Currently full on snowshoe weather. There are some individuals who made the hike in regular boots and were postholing a good portion of the way. 2.5mi

Aug 30, 2020

Morgan Swartz

Great little hike with a stunning view of Shasta

Aug 29, 2020

Benjamin Lefaudeux

Aug 14, 2019

JP T

Jul 4, 2019

DARSHAN SOMASHEKHAR

Jul 25, 2018

Brittany M

Jul 2, 2018

Justin Boyer

Apr 14, 2018

JP Reddy

Trail is covered with snow and from the lake beginning it is 2.2km to the summit. Exhilarating hike. 2.2mi

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6,174' 1,882 m

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385' 117 m

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