Mount Ina Coolbrith
Mount Ina Coolbrith | |
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Summit Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,064 ft (2,458 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 1,118 ft (341 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 39°42′09″N 120°08′36″W / 39.702497814°N 120.143387856°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Sierra County, California, U.S. |
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Mount Ina Coolbrith (formerly Summit Peak[3]) is a mountain of the Sierra Nevada, near the Nevada border in Sierra County, Northern California.
Name
[edit]The mountain is visible from Beckwourth Pass through which Ina Coolbrith traveled, at the age of 11, with a party led by James Beckwourth.[3][4] She would later claim to have been the first white child brought into California. The mountain was officially renamed in 1932 by the United States Geographic Board[3] with the support of the California State Legislature and the Western Pacific Railroad.[4][5][6]
Geography
[edit]Mount Ina Coolbrith is located on the eastern edge of Sierra Valley in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south southeast of Beckwourth Pass, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Loyalton, and 5.8 miles (9.3 km) west of Highway 395 . Most of the mountain, including its summit, is in Sierra County, California; however, the lower northern flanks extend into Plumas County and Lassen County.
See also
[edit]- Category:Mountains of Sierra County, California
- Category:Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Summit". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Ina Coolbrith, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mount Ina Coolbrith". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Abeloe, William N (ed.). Historic Spots in California (3rd ed.). Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804700795. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ James, Edward T.; et al. (1971). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 1607-1950. Harvard University Press.
- ^ "Ina D. Coolbrith". PoemHunter.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.