Mount Eddy

Mount Eddy is the highest peak of the Trinity Mountains, a mountain range of the Klamath Mountains System, located in Siskiyou County, and Trinity County in northern California.

Mount Eddy
Mount Eddy from Mount Shasta City
Highest point
Elevation9,037 ft (2,754 m) NAVD 88
Prominence5,153 ft (1,571 m)
Listing
Coordinates41°19′11″N 122°28′45″W
Geography
Mount Eddy
Location in California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesSiskiyou and Trinity
Protected areaShasta–Trinity National Forest
Parent rangeTrinity Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Eddy

The mountain is in the Mount Eddy RNA, a Research Natural Area on the Shasta–Trinity National Forest, a unit of the United States Forest Service. The mountain is composed of mesozoic ultramafic rock, predominantly serpentinized peridotite.

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