Satellite video shows Mount Shasta "poking its head" through wildfire smoke and clouds in California

A wildfire burning for a week in Northern California continued to grow out of control, one of about a dozen big blazes in the drought-stricken state that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tweeted a satellite video of wildfire smoke and clouds completely shrouding part of northern California — except for the peak of Mount Shasta.

The satellite spotted the mountain "poking its head through the layer of #wildfire #smoke and clouds across northern California yesterday," NOAA tweeted. "With an elevation of more than 14,000 ft, it's the second-highest peak in the Cascades." The Caldor Fire had grown to over 106,560 acres and was only 5% contained as of Monday morning, CBS Sacramento reported. It has destroyed at least 403 homes, 148 minor structures and six commercial properties, and is threatening more than 17,800 buildings. The cause was under investigation.