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At 6 p.m., its size was estimated at 200 acres, and 12 hours later it was at 2,800 acres (4.4 square miles), according to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest’s fire managers.

A couple of them have disappeared," said Pelto, who has studied the Mt. Shasta glaciers, and others in the West, for more than 40 years. "Last year was an OK year, but didn't help them.

Mount Shasta and other mountain communities were getting snow and rain from heavy winter storms rolling through the area on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service: 4 to ...

September may be San Francisco's "summer," but at Mount Shasta — a five-hour drive from the city — winter has made an early appearance. Well, at the higher elevations anyway.