Rock and Ice – Ash Creek Butte

From my home in the Shasta Valley I can look to the east and count off the major Cascade peaks from left to right: Willow Creek Mountain, Ball Mountain, Goosenest, Herd Peak, Whaleback, and finally Mt. Shasta.  Whoops, I missed a sharp point barely sticking up between Whaleback and Mt. Shasta—Ash Creek Butte.  It lies further east and away from the straight line the other mountains form, so seems to be almost trying to hide from view. …