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Trinity Mountains

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Topo map
  
USGS Mount Eddy

Peak
  
Mount Eddy

Elevation
  
2,754 m

Country
  
United States of America

Trinity Mountains

Region
  
Klamath Mountains System, Shasta Cascade

Districts
  
Siskiyou County, California, Trinity County, California

Similar
  
Mount Eddy, Trinity Lake, Trinity Mountain, Salmon Mountains, Thompson Peak

The Trinity Mountains are a mountain range of the southeastern Klamath Mountains system, located in southern Siskiyou County and eastern Trinity County, Northern California.

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Map of Trinity Mountains, California 96067, USA

They are protected within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

GeographyEdit

The Trinity Mountains run in a southwest-northeasterly direction for 30–35 miles (48–56 km). The range 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 point, at 9,037 ft (2,754 m).

RecreationEdit

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

  • Box Canyon Dam and Reservoir — trails + camping.
  • Castle Crags State Park
  • Castle Crags Wilderness Area
  • Castle Lake
  • Chapple-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area.
  • Clear Creek
  • Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
  • Lewiston Lake reservoir area, in the Trinity Unit.
  • Shasta Lake reservoir area, in the Shasta Unit.
  • Trinity Lake reservoir area, in the Trinity Unit.
  • Whiskeytown Lake reservoir area, in the Whiskeytown Unit.
  • Natural historyEdit

    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.

    References

    Trinity Mountains Wikipedia