Snow Mountain (Colusa County, California)
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| Snow Mountain (East) | |
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 Snow Mountain (left massif) from Interstate 5. The peak to the right (north) is Saint John Mountain. |
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| Elevation | 7,056 feet (2,151 m) |
| Location | Colusa / Lake Counties, California, USA |
| Range | Pacific Coast Ranges |
| Prominence | 2,496 ft (761 m) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: [1] |
| Topo map | USGS Crockett Peak 1:24,000 |
Snow Mountain is a mountain with two 7,000+ foot (2,140+ m) summits named Snow Mountain East and Snow Mountain West both located on the border of Colusa County and Lake County northeast of Clear Lake.[2] The West Peak rises to an elevation of 7,038 feet (2,145 m), while the East peak is slightly taller at 7,056 feet (2,151 m).[2] The East peak is the highest point of both counties.[2] The mountain is part of the Pacific Coast Ranges mountain system and it is the first tall peak in the California Coast Ranges north of San Francisco.[3]
On clear days, the peak could be seen from Mount Diablo, and from several peaks in the Mayacamas Mountains, like Mount Saint Helena, and Mount Konocti. Usually, the peaks are quite prominent from the California Central Valley, moreover the Sacramento Valley, such as from Interstate 5.[3] Like its name states, the summits and nearby high mountains get snowfall in winter.[4] The mountain's wintertime snowpack can last until June.[5]
The mountain gives its name to the 37,700-acre (15,300-ha) Snow Mountain Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest.[6]
[edit] References
- General
- Snow Mountain, California. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- Snow Mountain-West Peak, California. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
- Suttle, Gary. California County Summits. Berkeley, Ca.: Wilderness Press, 1994.
- Specific
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report for Snow Mountain East. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ a b c Snow Mountain East, USGS CROCKETT PEAK (CA) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ a b Height and visual lines-of-sight are based on Google Earth images.
- ^ Subsection M261Ba Eastern Franciscan. USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Snow Mountain. Summitpost.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Snow Mountain Wilderness. GORP. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
