Trinity Mountains

The Trinity Mountains run in a southwest-northeasterly direction for 30–35 miles (48–56 km). The range runs between Trinity Lake and Lake Shasta, around 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Redding.

Peaks of the Trinity Mountains rise to elevations of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in the southwest, and to more than 7,200 feet (2,200 m) in the northeast. Mount Eddy is the highest point, at 9,037 ft (2,754 m).

Places for outdoor recreation in the Trinity Mountains and their foothills include:

• Box Canyon Dam and Reservoir — trails + camping.
• Castle Crags State Park
• Castle Crags Wilderness Area
• Castle Lake
• Chapple-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Area.
• Clear Creek
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
  • Lewiston Lake reservoir area, in the Trinity Unit.
  • Shasta Lake reservoir area, in the Shasta Unit.
  • Trinity Lake reservoir area, in the Trinity Unit.
  • Whiskeytown Lake reservoir area, in the Whiskeytown Unit.

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.[2]

• Trinity Mountains topics
• Flora of the Klamath Mountains

• Stuart Allan (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. p. 52. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.

• Media related to Trinity Mountains at Wikimedia Commons