Trinity Mountains

Not to be confused with Trinity Mountain.

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.

Trinity Mountains
Trinity County Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Mount Eddy
Elevation	9,037 ft (2,754 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates	41°19′11″N 122°28′45″W[1]
Geography
Trinity Mountains location of Trinity Mountains in California
Country	United States
State	California
Counties	Siskiyo and Trinity
Protected area	Shasta–Trinity National Forest
Range coordinates	40°53′20.53″N 122°38′26.07″W[2]
Parent range	Klamath Mountains System, Shasta Cascade
Topo map	USGS Mount Eddy

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:

• 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 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. "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.

External links

• Media related to Trinity Mountains at Wikimedia Commons