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Siskiyou County (/ ˈ s ɪ s k juː / ⓘ SISK-yoo) is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. [3] Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. [5] It falls within the Cascadia bioregion. [6] Siskiyou County is in the Shasta Cascade region ...
The Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument land use plan has been the source of local and national controversy over multi-use planning for wilderness and roadless areas. [9] The plan currently strives for a balance between managing rare natural habitat, recreational activities, and agricultural activities including cattle grazing and timber.
Extends into Klamath County, Oregon. This national wildlife refuge , established in 1908, was the first large block of public land set aside for wildlife management purposes. Because of its origins in the Klamath Basin reclamation project, it became an ongoing example of the tensions between conservation and commercial demands in public land ...
Box Canyon Dam is 1,100 feet (340 m) long and 209 feet (64 m) high. The dam is owned and operated by Siskiyou County's Flood Control & Water Conservation District and Siskiyou Power Authority, and was completed in 1965 to provide flood control. [3] In 1965, a powerhouse was installed to provide hydroelectric power. [4]
A common misconception about COS is that it is named after Siskiyou County. But it is actually named after the Siskiyou Mountains, a mountain range that runs along the California-Oregon border, which is referred to as "the Siskiyous" (referenced in the plural form, instead of singular). Siskiyou County is located in far northern California ...
The former Rogue River portion of the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest is located in parts of five counties in southern Oregon and northern California. In descending order of land area they are Jackson, Klamath, Douglas, Siskiyou, and Josephine counties, with Siskiyou County being the only one in California. It has a land area of 628,443 ...
Scott Bar, formerly Scott River, is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States.The Scott Bar community is located 19 miles (31 km) west of the town of Yreka and is three miles (4.8 km) upstream on the Scott River from the river's termination point as it flows into the larger Klamath River.
Siskiyou County, California; Siskiyou Trail, an old Native American and pioneer trail connecting Oregon and California; Siskiyou Summit, a mountain pass (4,037 ft; 1,230 m) on Interstate 5 in southern Oregon; Siskiyou Mountains salamander; Siskiyou (newspaper), a student-run newspaper at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon.