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Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the U.S. State of California. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
The Snow Mountain Wilderness is a 60,076-acre (243.12 km 2) federally designated wilderness area located 65 miles (105 km) north of Santa Rosa, California, USA in the Mendocino National Forest. The U.S. Congress passed the California Wilderness Act of 1984 which created 23 new wilderness areas including Snow Mountain. [ 1 ]
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).
The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), also called the varying hare or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America. It has the name "snowshoe" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks.
Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America.Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states.
Cache Creek Wilderness is within the new National Monument High Bridge Trail in Autumn. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is a national monument of the United States comprising 344,476 acres (139,404 ha) of the California Coast Ranges in Napa, Yolo, Solano, Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Mendocino counties in northern California. [1]
Mount Whitney is the highest summit of the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States.. This is a complete list of the 12 summits with elevation higher than 14,000 feet (4,267 m) in the U.S. state of California, with at least 300 feet (91.44 meters) of topographic prominence.
The shallow slopes of San Gorgonio Mountain earn it the name of Old Greyback Mount San Gorgonio with snow, with the Banning Pass and Banning, California, in the background. San Gorgonio Mountain lies at the easternmost extremity of the Transverse Ranges. The mountain is a heavily eroded, partially dissected plateau. [5]