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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]

Scott Mountains
location of Scott Mountains in California[1]
Highest point
Elevation	1,947 m (6,388 ft)
Geography
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Klamath National Forest & Shasta-Trinity National Forest
District	Siskiyou County & Trinity County
Range coordinates	41°15′44.527″N 122°43′23.091″W
Parent range	Klamath Mountains System
Topo map	USGS Scott Mountain
Biome	Temperate coniferous forests; Klamath-Siskiyou forests (Klamath Mountains ecoregion)

Geography

The Scott Mountains are a sub-range within the Klamath Mountains System. The Klamath system are of the Pacific Coast Ranges series of mountain range systems that stretch along the West Coast of North America.

The Scott Mountains run from southern Siskiyou County southeast into northern Trinity County.

California State Route 3 passes through the range. The Scott Mountains are located approximately 30 miles (48 km) west of the towns of Mt. Shasta and Dunsmuir that are on Interstate 5.[3]

Recreation

The range is within sections of the Klamath National Forest and Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

Scott Mountain Campground, is at the Scott Mountain summit in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest section. It is located on the summit's west side at the junction of the Pacific Crest Trail and California State Route 3.[4]

Ecology

Ecoregion

The Scott Mountains are within the Klamath-Siskiyou forests — Klamath Mountains ecoregion, which is part of the Temperate coniferous forests Biome.

Flora

The wildflower Scott Mountain phacelia (Phacelia dalesiana) is endemic to a small area of Scott Mountain.

Plant communities in the range include:

• California mixed evergreen forest
• Cedar hemlock douglas-fir forest

References

See also

• Klamath Mountains System
• List of mountain ranges of California

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