Mount Eddy
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Mount Eddy is the highest summit in Trinity Mountains
of the Klamath Mountains
. This California
mountain rises to an elevation of 9025 feet (2,750.8 m) west of Mount Shasta City
and the massive Mount Shasta
volcano. The summit is the highest point in Trinity County and the ninth most prominent
peak in California. The mountain receives heavy snowfall during the winter due to its altitude.
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".
Trinity Mountains
The Trinity Mountains are found in northern California, USA, between Trinity Lake and Lake Shasta. The range lies in a southwest-northeasterly direction about 17 miles northwest of Redding, and stretches over a distance of 30 to 35 miles. The Chapple-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area lies between the...
of the Klamath Mountains
Klamath Mountains
The Klamath Mountains, which include the Siskiyou, Marble, Scott, Trinity, Trinity Alps, Salmon, and northern Yolla-Bolly Mountains, are a rugged lightly populated mountain range in northwest California and southwest Oregon in the United States...
. This California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
mountain rises to an elevation of 9025 feet (2,750.8 m) west of Mount Shasta City
Mount Shasta, California
Mount Shasta is a city in Siskiyou County, California, located at around 3,600 ft on the flanks of Mount Shasta, a prominent northern California landmark. The city is less than southwest of the summit of its namesake volcano...
and the massive Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta is located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California and at is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California...
volcano. The summit is the highest point in Trinity County and the ninth most prominent
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
peak in California. The mountain receives heavy snowfall during the winter due to its altitude.
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
Wintu
The Wintu are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. They are part of a loose association of peoples known collectively as the Wintun . Others are the Nomlaki and the Patwin...
, name might have been Num-mel-be-le-sas-pam or "west blaze mountain".
See also
- List of Ultras of the United States
- List of highest points in California by county