Mount Linn

Mount Linn, at 8,098 feet (2,468 m), is the easternmost summit of South Yolla Bolly Mountain, and is located in the Yolla Bolly Mountains of the Northern Coast Ranges and sibling Klamath Mountains System, in Tehama County, northwestern California. Mt. Linn is the highest peak in the northern California Coast Ranges south of the Trinity Alps and, along with the highest peaks of the Trinity Alps, the tallest coastal range peak within the coterminous forty-eight states. Mt. Linn is the third most prominent peak in the northern Pacific Coast Ranges behind Mt. Eddy and Caesar Peaks in the Trinity Alps and Mt. Olympus of Washington's Olympic Mountains.

Mount Linn
Sunrise Looking Northwest
Highest point
Elevation8,098 ft (2,468 m) NAVD 88
Prominence4,814 ft (1,467 m)
Coordinates40°02′13″N 122°51′18″W
Geography
LocationYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness,
Tehama County,
California, U.S.
Parent rangePacific Coast Ranges: siblings California Coast Ranges System,
Klamath Mountains,Yolla Bolly Mountains
Topo mapUSGS South Yolla Bolla Mountains

Mt. Linn is protected within the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness, in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest section.

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