The Trinity Alps near Granite Lake in July 2005

The Trinity Alps are mountains in Northern California. They are located to the northwest of Redding, California. Elevations there range from 1,350 feet to over 9,000 feet at Thompson Peak. The Trinity Alps are situated within the Klamath mountain range, which lies between the Coast Range and the Cascade Range, which lies further to the east. They are noted for their scenic views, which differ from those found in the Sierra Nevada, Coast Range, or the Cascade range. Image File history File links The Trinity Alps near Granite Lake in July 2005. ... Image File history File links The Trinity Alps near Granite Lake in July 2005. ... Northern California (sometimes NorCal) refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, roughly covering all of those counties except for the ten counties which make up Southern California. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Lake Shasta. ... The Klamath are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest. ... A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline. ... Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ...

The US Forest Service manages an area of wilderness in the Trinity Alps that is part of Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The area contains hiking trails, backcountry camping, and beautful scenery. The area is visited much less heavily than many other wilderness areas in California, such as Yosemite or Kings Canyon. The Trinity Alps overlook Trinity Lake to the east. The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ... Wilderness is land that has not been significantly modified by direct or indirect human activity. ... Yosemite National Park (pron. ... Dusy Basin in eastern Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...

Geologically, the Trinity Alps consist of a a mixture of Igneous Granite and Metamorphic peaks. The region contains much Pine forest as well as meadows, creeks, and lakes. The Trinity Alps are home to much wildlife including: american black bear, deer, lizards, chipmunks, and a great number of bird species. Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock (magma) cools and solidifies, with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. ... Granite is a common and widely-occurring group of intrusive felsic igneous rocks that form at great depths and pressures under continents. ... The term Metamorphic can be associated with a number of meanings:- Metamorphic rock The term for rocks that have been transformed by extreme heat and pressure. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Genera About 15 in 4 subfamilies. ... This page is about Lizards, the order of reptile. ... This article is about the animal. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...

Swift Creek viewed from footbridge in July 2005