Mount Eddy
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| Mount Eddy | |
|---|---|
 Looking south at Mt. Eddy | |
| Elevation | 9,037 ft (2,754 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 5,153 ft (1,571 m)[2] |
| Listing |
Ultra Trinity County high point |
| Location | |
  Mount Eddy | |
| Location | Siskiyou and Trinity counties, California |
| Range | Trinity Alps |
| Coordinates | 41°19′11″N 122°28′45″W / 41.319637992°N 122.479047192°WCoordinates: 41°19′11″N 122°28′45″W / 41.319637992°N 122.479047192°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Eddy |
Mount Eddy is the highest summit in Trinity Mountains of the Klamath Mountains. This California mountain rises to an elevation of 9,037 feet (2,754 m) west of Mount Shasta City and the massive Mount Shasta volcano. The summit is the highest point in Trinity County, the ninth most prominent peak in California and the highest summit west of Interstate 5 in the United States.[2] The mountain receives heavy snowfall during the winter due to its altitude.[3]
The mountain is named in honor of Nelson Harvey Eddy, who arrived in the area from New York State in 1856. He later became a successful rancher in the Shasta Valley. The original, Wintu, name might have been Num-mel-be-le-sas-pam or "west blaze mountain".[4]
See also
- List of Ultras of the United States
- List of highest points in California by county
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eddy". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2114-01-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mount Eddy, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ↑ "Subsection M261Aj – Upper Scott Mountains". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ↑ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 103.
External links
- "Mount Eddy". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
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