Horse Mountain is a 4,686 ft (1,428 m) high mountain in Lake County, California, United States.
| Horse Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Horse Mountain  Horse Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,686 ft (1,428 m) |
| Prominence | 1,126 ft (343 m) |
| Isolation | 9.13 mi (14.69 km) to Peak 4712 |
| Coordinates | 39°18′24″N 122°58′23″W / 39.30667°N 122.97306°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake County |
| Topo map | Elk Mountain O39122c8 1:24,000 |
Location
editHorse Mountain is in the Northern California Coast Ranges. It is in Mendocino National Forest in Lake County, California. It drains into the Sacramento River.[1] The mountain is to the east of the West Fork of Middle Creek, and west of the Rice Fork of Eel River.[2] It is north of Elk Mountain in the Middle Creek drainage basin northwest of Clear Lake.[3]
Physical
editHorse Mountain has an elevation of 4,686 ft (1,428 m), with a clean prominence of 1,126 ft (343 m) and an isolation of 9.13 mi (14.69 km) from the unnamed Peak 4712.[1] This peak in turn has an isolation of 1 mi (1.6 km) from Board Camp Ridge.[4] Horse Mountain is forested, but the summit has been cleared. It is used for recreation by all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes and hikers.[3]
Notes
editSources
edit- "Horse Mountain", SummitPost, retrieved 2021-10-12
- "Node: Horse Mountain (358798179)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-10-12
- Peters, William (2004), "Horse Mountain, California", Peakbagger, retrieved 2021-10-10
- Sierra, Marcus (2004), "Peak 4712, California", Peakbagger.com, retrieved 2021-10-12