Mount Eddy
| Mount Eddy | |
|---|---|
 Mount Eddy fromMount Shasta City | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,037 ft (2,754 m)NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 5,153 ft (1,571 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′11″N122°28′45″W/ 41.319637992°N 122.479047192°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Eddy Location in California | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | SiskiyouandTrinity |
| Protected area | Shasta–Trinity National Forest |
| Parent range | Trinity Mountains |
| Topo map | USGSMount Eddy |
Mount Eddyis the highest peak of theTrinity Mountains,amountain rangeof theKlamath MountainsSystem, located inSiskiyou County,andTrinity Countyin northernCalifornia.[4]
The mountain is in the Mount Eddy RNA, aResearch Natural Areaon theShasta–Trinity National Forest,a unit of theUnited States Forest Service.The mountain is composed of mesozoic ultramafic rock, predominantly serpentinized peridotite.[5]
Geography
[edit]The summit rises to an elevation of 9,037 feet (2,754 m), and is the highest point inTrinity County,the ninth mostprominentpeak in California, and the highest summit west ofInterstate 5in the United States.[2]
The peak is west ofMount Shasta Cityand the massiveMount Shastavolcano. It is protected within theShasta-Trinity National Forest.
The mountain receives heavy snowfall during the winter due to its altitude.[6]
The mountain is named in honor of Olive Paddock Eddy, who is mistakenly held to be the first woman to climb Mount Shasta. She was 8 months pregnant at the time that she is credited with climbing the volcano. Harriet Catherine Eddy was actually the first woman to summit the mountain. Nelson Harvey Eddy arrived in the area from New York State in 1856. He later became a successful rancher in the Shasta Valley. The originalWintuname might have beenNum-mel-be-le-sas-pamor "west blaze mountain".[7]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Mount Eddy 41.3178 N, 122.4737 W, Elevation: 8,468 ft (2,581 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.8 (1.6) |
34.3 (1.3) |
36.1 (2.3) |
40.1 (4.5) |
48.4 (9.1) |
57.4 (14.1) |
67.4 (19.7) |
66.9 (19.4) |
61.5 (16.4) |
51.0 (10.6) |
39.3 (4.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
47.6 (8.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.7 (−2.4) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
37.9 (3.3) |
45.9 (7.7) |
55.0 (12.8) |
54.6 (12.6) |
49.6 (9.8) |
40.9 (4.9) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
37.9 (3.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.5 (−6.4) |
18.5 (−7.5) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
34.5 (1.4) |
42.7 (5.9) |
42.2 (5.7) |
37.7 (3.2) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
24.5 (−4.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
| Averageprecipitationinches (mm) | 11.45 (291) |
10.22 (260) |
10.61 (269) |
6.79 (172) |
5.04 (128) |
2.50 (64) |
0.66 (17) |
0.35 (8.9) |
1.13 (29) |
3.30 (84) |
6.77 (172) |
11.84 (301) |
70.66 (1,795.9) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[8] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]
Media related toMount Eddyat Wikimedia Commons- List of highest points in California by county
- List of Ultras of the United States
References
[edit]- ^ab"Eddy".NGS Data Sheet.National Geodetic Survey,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,United States Department of Commerce.Retrieved2014-01-13.
- ^ab"Mount Eddy, California".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2009-09-09.
- ^"California County High Points".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2016-08-10.
- ^"Mount Eddy Topo Map, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties CA".Topozone.com.
- ^"Research Natural Area Establishment Record"(PDF).Retrieved2022-01-06.
- ^ "Subsection M261Aj – Upper Scott Mountains".U.S. Forest Service.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-08-13.Retrieved2014-01-19.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949).California Place Names.Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 103.
- ^"PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University".PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University.RetrievedSeptember 28,2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates(underLocation); copyLatitudeandLongitude figuresfrom top of table; clickZoom to location;clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp;click30-year normals, 1991-2020;click800m;clickRetrieve Time Seriesbutton.
External links
[edit]- "Mount Eddy".SummitPost.org.
- "Mount Eddy".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
- "Topographic map of Mount Eddy".opentopomap.org.Retrieved2023-05-19.
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