Snow Mountain East
{{Short description|Mountain in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
Location
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Snow Mountain East
| photo = Snow Mountain.jpg
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| elevation_ft = 7055
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| prominence_ft = 2496
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=1174 |name=Snow Mountain, California |access-date=2009-12-22}}
| listing = California county high points 29th
| location = Colusa and Lake counties, California, U.S.
| map = California
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 240
| label_position = below
| range = Pacific Coast Ranges
| coordinates = {{coord|39.383476964|N|122.752127622|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| topo = USGS Crockett Peak
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Snow Mountain is a mountain in Northern California in the Snow Mountain Wilderness of Mendocino National Forest, hence the name Snow Mountain.{{Cite web |title=Snow Mountain : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost |url=https://www.summitpost.org/snow-mountain/151659 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.summitpost.org}}
Geography
The highest point on the mountain, known as Snow Mountain East, is the highest point in both Colusa and Lake counties. Snow Mountain West, a subsidiary peak also near the county line,
{{cite map |publisher=USGS |title=Crockett Peak quadrangle, California |url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=39.3834943&lon=-122.7519378&datum=nad83&zoom=4&size=l |scale=1:24000 |series=7.5 Minute Topographic |access-date=2009-12-22}} is {{convert|0.58|mi|km}} to the southwest at an elevation of {{convert|7043|ft|m|0}}.{{cite ngs |id=KT1917 |name=Snow Mountain West }}{{cite peakbagger |pid=1175 |name=Snow Mountain-West Peak, California |access-date=2009-12-22}}
Despite being exposed to snow environment, the mountain receive plenty of sunlight hence the evergreen lush and vegetation which is never affected by snow.
On clear days, the peak should be seen from Mount Diablo, and from several peaks, including Mount Saint Helena and Mount Konocti, in the Mayacamas Mountains. The peaks are visible from Arbuckle on Interstate 5 in California's Central Valley.{{cite summitpost |title=Snow Mountain |id=151659 |access-date=2009-12-22}} The summits and nearby high mountains get snowfall in winter.{{cite web |title=Subsection M261Ba Eastern Franciscan |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m261ba.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120204102/http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m261ba.htm |archive-date=2009-01-20 |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |access-date=2014-02-22}} The mountain's winter snowpack can last until June.
Activities
Various activities can be done in Snow Mountain like camping and hiking.File:Snow Mountain and Saint John Mountain from Interstate 5 looking west near Maxwell.jpg
References
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External links
- {{cite gnis |id=267322 |name=Snow Mountain}}
- {{cite gnis |id=1656316 |name=Snow Mountain East}}
- {{cite gnis |id=267331 |name=Snow Mountain West}}
Category:Mountains of Colusa County, California
Category:Mountains of Lake County, California