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Mount Saint Helena (Wappo: Kanamota, "Human Mountain")[4] is a peak in the Mayacamas Mountains with flanks in Napa, Sonoma, and Lake counties of California. Composed of uplifted 2.4-million-year-old volcanic rocks from the Clear Lake Volcanic Field, it is one of the few mountains in the San Francisco Bay Area to receive any snowfall during the winter.

This article is about the mountain in California. For the volcano in the state of Washington, see Mount St. Helens.
Mount Saint Helena
Mount Saint Helena, viewed from northern Napa Valley
Highest point
Elevation4,342 ft (1,323 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,823 ft (556 m)[2]
ListingCalifornia county high points 44th
Coordinates38°40′10″N 122°38′01″W[1]
Geography
Mount Saint Helena
Sonoma County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeMayacamas Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Saint Helena
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking trail[3]

The mountain has five peaks, arranged in a rough "M" shape. Its highest point, North Peak, is in Sonoma County. The second-tallest, immediately east of the main summit, is the highest point in Napa County.[5] The headwaters of the Napa River arise on the southeast slope of Mount Saint Helena.[6][7]


History


Replicas of a plaque left by Russians on Mount Saint Helena
Replicas of a plaque left by Russians on Mount Saint Helena

Mount Saint Helena has had an explosive history of pyroclastic flows that resulted in California's Petrified Forest.

Mount Saint Helena, originally named Kanamota ("Human Mountain") by the Wappo, and later Mount Mayacamas by Spanish colonists, was renamed by a Russian survey party who ascended the peak in 1841. They left a copper plate on the summit inscribed with the date of their visit and the name of Princess Helena de Gagarin, wife of Alexander G. Rotchev, the commanding officer of Fort Ross.[8][9]

The peak is accessible by hiking trails leading from Robert Louis Stevenson State Park.[3] The trails are approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) long.

Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny Vandegrift Osbourne spent the summer of 1880 honeymooning in an abandoned mining camp on Mount Saint Helena. Stevenson's book The Silverado Squatters describes his experiences while living there.[3] A state park was named after him near here.


Representation in other media


The mount is described by Ambrose Bierce in his ghost story The Death of Halpin Frayser. Ursula K. Le Guin's novel Always Coming Home is about a post-apocalyptic society that considers Mount Saint Helena sacred.


Views from the summit


Panorama from top of Mount Saint Helena.

See also



References


  1. "Mount Helena". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. "Mount Saint Helena, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  3. "Mount St. Helena, Robert Louis Stevenson State Park". Greenbelt Alliance. Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  4. "Wappo Language". Wappo Indians of Napa County. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  5. "Mount Saint Helena-East Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  6. "Napa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  7. Kevin Courtney (March 28, 2010). "A search for Napa River's start runs through the heart of the valley". Napa Valley Register. Napa Valley Publishing.
  8. "Humboldt County, CA History". California Genealogy and History Archives. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  9. "Napa County History". California Genealogy and History Archives. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-08-14.



На других языках

[de] Mount Saint Helena

Der Mount Saint Helena ist ein Berg in Kalifornien und Teil der Mayacamas Mountains. Mit 1319 Metern ist er der höchste Punkt im Sonoma County. Es gibt noch vier weitere Gipfel, der zweithöchste direkt östlich des Hauptgipfels ist der höchste Punkt von Napa County.
- [en] Mount Saint Helena

[fr] Mont Saint Helena

Le mont Saint Helena est un sommet de la chaîne des monts Mayacamas, situé à l'intersection des comtés de Napa, Sonoma et Lake, en Californie. Composé de roches volcaniques remontant à 2,4 millions d'années du champ volcanique de Clear Lake, c'est l'une des rares montagnes de la région urbaine de San Francisco au sommet enneigé chaque hiver.

[it] Mount Saint Helena

Il Monte Sant'Elena (Mount Saint Helena) è una montagna delle Mayacmas Mountains nei pressi delle città di Napa, Sonoma e della Contea di Lake, California.

[ru] Сент-Хелина (гора)

Гора Сент-Хелина (англ. Mount Saint Helena) — вершина в горах Майакмас (англ. Mayacmas Mountains) со склонами в округах Напа, Сонома и Лейк в штате Калифорния, США. Состоит из вулканической породы возрастом 2,4 миллионов лет, выброшенной из вулканического поля Клир-Лейк (англ. Clear Lake volcanic field). Является одной из немногих гор в области залива Сан-Франциско, где зимой выпадает снег.


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