Salmon Mountain (California)

Salmon Mountain

View into the Salmon River as wildfires burn
Elevation 6,962 ft (2,122 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,996 ft (608 m) [2]
Listing Highest point in Humboldt County [2]
Location
Location Humboldt / Siskiyou / Trinity counties, California, USA
Range Klamath Mountains
Topo map USGS Salmon Mountain

Salmon Mountain is located in the Klamath Mountains of California and is the highest point in Humboldt County.[2] The area is protected in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on the Six Rivers National Forest. The mountain is high enough to receive snowfall in the winter.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Salmon Mtn". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=MX1206. Retrieved 2009-08-17. 
  2. ^ a b c "Salmon Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=1132. Retrieved 2009-08-17. 
  3. ^ "Subsection M261Ag - Upper Salmon Mountains". U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m261ag.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 

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