Anthony Peak

Anthony Peak is a mountain located in the Mendocino National Forest north of Mendocino Pass and is part of the Northern Coast Ranges of Mendocino County, California, approximately 16 miles (26 km) NE of Covelo. The summit is the highest point in Mendocino County,[2] and averages 61.8 inches at peak snow pack depth annually.[5][6][7]

Anthony Peak Lookout
Anthony Peak
Photo of Howard Lake with Anthony Peak framed behind it
Howard Lake at the base of Anthony Peak
(shown in background)
Highest point
Elevation6,958 ft (2,121 m)[1]
 NAVD 88
Prominence1,514 ft (461 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Linn[2]
Isolation9.37 mi (15.08 km)
to Black Butte (Glenn Co.)[2]
ListingCalifornia county high points: 31st
Coordinates39°50′46″N 122°57′52″W[1]
Geography
Map of Northern California with marker showing location of Anthony Peak
Map of Northern California with marker showing location of Anthony Peak
Anthony Peak
LocationMendocino National Forest
Mendocino County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeNorthern Coast Ranges
Topo mapUSGS Mendocino Pass (#101569)[3]
BiomeMontane Douglas fir forest
Geology
Formed byAccretion
OrogenyFranciscan Assemblage[4]
Age of rockCenomanian (~95 Ma ago)[4]
Mountain typeFold mountain
Type of rockOphiolite[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad hike (YDS Class 1)
AccessMendocino Pass Road →
(a/k/a FH-7 or County Road 338)
    Forest Road M4 →
    (a/k/a FS-23N69)
        Service Road FS-23N60

Location within Mendocino County (blue) and Mendocino National Forest (yellow)

The rare endemic wildflower known as Anthony Peak lupine (Lupinus antoninus) was named for this peak.[8]

The peak was probably named for James Anthony, who owned a farm in the Round Valley district in 1874.[9]

References
  1. "Anthony". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  2. "Anthony Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  3. "Mendocino Pass Quadrangle (1996), California, 7.5 Minute Series Topographic Map" (PDF). USGS Store. 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  4. McLaughlin, R.J.; Ellen, S.D.; Blake, M.C., Jr.; Jayko, A.S.; Irwin, W.P.; Aalto, K.R.; Carver, G.A.; Clarke, S.H., Jr. (2000). "Geology of the Cape Mendocino, Eureka, Garberville, and Southwestern part of the Hayfork 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangles and Adjacent Offshore Area, Northern California" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2019-08-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Subsection M261Ba - Eastern Franciscan". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  6. Schmidt, Tamara (2019-03-01). "February Anthony Peak Snow Survey Numbers". USDA Forest Service - Mendocino National Forest. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  7. "CDEC Data Application - Anthony Peak Station (ATP)". California Department of Water Resources - Data Exchange Center. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  8. Hickman, James C. (ed.). "L. antoninus Eastw.". The Jepson Manual. University of California, Berkeley. ISBN 978-0-520-08255-7.
  9. Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 12.

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