Horse Camp is a property on

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owned by the nonprofit

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. It is a

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within the Mount Shasta Wilderness of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California, United States. It is located at approximately elevation at the lower end of Avalanche Gulch, the most popular climbing route on the mountain.

Horse Camp is accessible from the Bunny Flat

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by hiking approximately on a developed trail with an elevation gain of about . The most notable feature of Horse Camp is the Shasta Alpine Lodge, a climber's

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constructed in 1923. Mostly

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materials were used for construction, including volcanic rock and Shasta red fir. The lodge can be used for emergency shelter for climbers. It contains a guest register, a library of mountain books, and displays about Mount Shasta. Other features of Horse Camp include a freshwater

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, low impact campsites, and a solar-powered

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facility. The lodge measures about , and was financed primarily by a donor named Hall McAllister at a cost of $6,725. A caretaker is on duty during the summer months. The first caretaker (1923–1934) was Joseph Macatee "Mac" Olberman (1862–1946). With the help of volunteers, Olberman built a 950 yard long flagstone paved path leading uphill from Horse Camp to facilitate access to the Avalanche Gulch climbing route. This structure still exists and is known as Olberman's Causeway. The camp and the lodge are open year-round, even when no caretaker is on duty. Horse Camp is utilized as a

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base camp for ascents of Mount Shasta by Avalanche Gulch, Casaval Ridge, the West Face Gully and other routes on the south and west side of the mountain.Selters, Andy and Zanger, Michael, The Mt. Shasta Book: A Guide to Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, and Exploring the Mountain and Surrounding Area, Wilderness Press, Berkeley, 2006,

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