{"type":"locations","slug":"mount-shasta-telos","title":"Mount Shasta “Telos”","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/mount-shasta-telos","description":"Northern California volcano linked to myths about a subterranean city of Lemurians named Telos","date":"1880-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Mythic"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","lat":41.4092,"lng":-122.1949,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"## Origins of the Legend\n\nIn the late nineteenth century, stories emerged of ancient Lemurians living in extensive tunnels under Mount Shasta.[^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n## Modern Pilgrimage\n\nNew Age groups visit the mountain seeking portals to Telos, though no physical evidence of tunnels exists.\n\n\n[^1]: [Atlas Obscura: The Frenzy About the Weirdest Continent That Never Existed](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lost-continent-lemuria)\n[^2]: [College of the Siskiyous: Mount Shasta Fact Sheet References](https://www.siskiyous.edu/library/shasta/documents/MS_Fact_Sheet_references_34pp.pdf)\n[^3]: [Atlas Obscura: There's Something About Mount Shasta](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mount-shasta-spirituality)\n[^4]: [Sacred Texts: A Dweller on Two Planets](https://sacred-texts.com/atl/dtp/)\n[^5]: [Encyclopedia.com: Mount Shasta](https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/united-states-and-canada/us-physical-geography/mount-shasta)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/mount-shasta-telos","title":"Mount Shasta “Telos”","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/locations/mount-shasta-telos","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"continent":"North America"}