Scott Mountains (California)

Scott Mountains
Scott Mountains is located in California
Scott Mountains
Scott Mountains
location of Scott Mountains in California[1]
Highest point
Elevation1,947 m (6,388 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionKlamath National Forest & Shasta-Trinity National Forest
DistrictSiskiyou County & Trinity County
Range coordinates41°15′44.527″N 122°43′23.091″W / 41.26236861°N 122.72308083°W / 41.26236861; -122.72308083
Parent rangeKlamath Mountains System
Topo mapUSGS Scott Mountain
BiomeTemperate coniferous forests; Klamath-Siskiyou forests (Klamath Mountains ecoregion)

The Scott Mountains are a subrange of the Klamath Mountains located in Siskiyou County, in northwestern California.[1] A high point is Scott Mountain Summit, a mountain gap-pass at 5,554 feet (1,693 m) in elevation.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Scott Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ GNIS Detail - Scott Mountain Summit . accessed 1.06.2012