Trinity Mountains should not be confused with Trinity Mountain.
| Trinity Mountains | |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Range: | Klamath Mountains System, Shasta Cascade |
| Subdivision2 Type: | Counties |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Shasta–Trinity National Forest |
| Topo Map: | Mount Eddy |
| Topo Maker: | USGS |
| Highest: | Mount Eddy |
| Elevation Ft: | 9037 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | 41.3196°N -122.479°W |
| Length Orientation: | 35 |
| Map: | USA California |
| Range Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
The Trinity Mountains are a subrange of the Klamath Mountains, one of the ranges within the California Coast Ranges and part the greater Pacific Coast Ranges, the coastal mountain system extending from Mexico to Alaska. The Trinity Mountains subrange rises in Siskiyou County and eastern Trinity County, Northern California.
They are protected within the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.
The Trinity Mountains run in a southwest-northeasterly direction for 30miles35miles. The subrange runs between Trinity Lake and Lake Shasta, around 17miles northwest of Redding.
Peaks of the Trinity Mountains rise to elevations of 4000feet in the southwest, and to more than 7200feet in the northeast. Mount Eddy is the highest peak, at 9,037 ft (2,754 m), and is the highest point of the northern segment of the Pacific Coast Ranges within the lower forty-eight states.
Places for outdoor recreation in the Trinity Mountains and their foothills include:
The Trinity Mountains contain significant forested areas, including stands of Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii), Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). The Quercus douglasii occurrences are a disjunctive population of this California endemic tree species.[3]