Trinity Mountains
Trinity County Mountains.
Highest point
PeakMount Eddy
Elevation9,037 ft (2,754 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates41°19′11″N 122°28′45″W / 41.319637992°N 122.479047192°W / 41.319637992; -122.479047192[1]
Geography
Trinity Mountains is located in California
Trinity Mountains
location of Trinity Mountains in California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesSiskiyo and Trinity
Protected areaShasta–Trinity National Forest
Range coordinates40°53′20.53″N 122°38′26.07″W / 40.8890361°N 122.6405750°W / 40.8890361; -122.6405750[2]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Eddy

The Trinity Mountains are a subrange of the Klamath Mountains, one of the ranges within the California Coast Ranges and part the greater Pacific Coast Ranges, the coastal mountain system extending from Mexico to Alaska. The Trinity Mountains subrange rises in Siskiyou County and eastern Trinity County, Northern California.

They are protected within the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.

Geography

The Trinity Mountains run in a southwest-northeasterly direction for 30–35 miles (48–56 km). The subrange runs between Trinity Lake and Lake Shasta, around 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Redding.

Peaks of the Trinity Mountains rise to elevations of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in the southwest, and to more than 7,200 feet (2,200 m) in the northeast. Mount Eddy is the highest peak, at 9,037 ft (2,754 m), and is the highest point of the northern segment of the Pacific Coast Ranges within the lower forty-eight states.

Recreation

Places for outdoor recreation in the Trinity Mountains and their foothills include:

Natural history

The Trinity Mountains contain significant forested areas, including stands of Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii), Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). The Quercus douglasii occurrences are a disjunctive population of this California endemic tree species.[3]

See also

  • Trinity Mountains topics
  • Flora of the Klamath Mountains

References

  1. 1 2 "Eddy". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Trinity Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Blue Oak: Quercus douglasii, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
  • Stuart Allan (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. p. 52. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.