Snow Mountain East

Location
Snow Mountain East
Highest point
Elevation7,055 ft (2,150 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,496 ft (761 m)[2]
ListingCalifornia county high points 29th
Coordinates39°23′01″N 122°45′08″W[1]
Geography
Snow Mountain East is located in California
Snow Mountain East
Snow Mountain East
Location in California
LocationColusa and Lake counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangePacific Coast Ranges
Topo mapUSGS Crockett Peak

Snow Mountain is a mountain in Northern California in the Snow Mountain Wilderness of Mendocino National Forest, hence the name Snow Mountain. [3]

Geography

The highest point on the mountain, known as Snow Mountain East, is the highest point in both Colusa and Lake counties. Snow Mountain West, a subsidiary peak also near the county line,[4] is 0.58 miles (0.93 km) to the southwest at an elevation of 7,043 feet (2,147 m).[5][6]

Despite being exposed to snow environment, the mountain receive plenty of sunlight hence the evergreen lush and vegetation which is never affected by snow. [7]

On clear days, the peak should be seen from Mount Diablo, and from several peaks, including Mount Saint Helena and Mount Konocti, in the Mayacamas Mountains. The peaks are visible from Arbuckle on Interstate 5 in California's Central Valley.[8] The summits and nearby high mountains get snowfall in winter.[9] The mountain's winter snowpack can last until June.[8]

Activities

Various activities can be done in Snow Mountain. These includes camping, and hiking,

Snow Mountain (left) and Saint John Mountain (right) from Interstate 5 in the Sacramento Valley looking west from the Maxwell Rest Area. Snow is still visible atop Snow Mountain in early June 2019

References
  1. "Snow Mountain East". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
  2. "Snow Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  3. "Snow Mountain : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. Crockett Peak quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. USGS. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  5. "Snow Mountain West". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
  6. "Snow Mountain-West Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  7. "Snow Mountain : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  8. "Snow Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  9. "Subsection M261Ba Eastern Franciscan". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
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