Round Mountain, CA

Round Mountain is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States. On August 19, 1992, a wildfire called the Fountain Fire started off Buzzard Roost Road. The Fountain Fire burned 64,000 acres, destroying approximately 600 structures in Round Mountain and the nearby communities of Moose Camp and Montgomery Creek. That mix gives Round Mountain a clear local shape within California, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Round Mountain is the geographic center of the Achomawi and Atsugewi or "Pit River" first nation. The "Pit River" tribe has never signed a treaty with the federal government and remains a strong force of opposition to federal control.