Trinity Mountains

{{Short description|California Coast Ranges, in Northern California, United States}}

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| country = United States

| state = California

| range = Klamath Mountains System,
Shasta Cascade

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| part_type = Protected area | part = Shasta–Trinity National Forest

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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 {{convert|30|-|35|mi|km}}. The subrange runs between Trinity Lake and Lake Shasta, around {{convert|17|mi|km}} northwest of Redding.

Peaks of the Trinity Mountains rise to elevations of {{convert|4000|ft|m}} in the southwest, and to more than {{convert|7200|ft|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.C. Michael Hogan. 2008. [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=85046 Blue Oak: Quercus douglasii, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228073950/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=85046 |date=2012-02-28 }}

References

;Sources

{{cite book|last=Stuart Allan|title=California Road and Recreation Atlas|year=2005|publisher=Benchmark Maps|isbn=0-929591-80-1|page=52}}

External links

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Category:Mountain ranges of Siskiyou County, California

Category:Mountain ranges of Trinity County, California

Category:Klamath Mountains

Category:Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Category:California Coast Ranges

Category:Mountain ranges of Northern California