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Mount Ina Coolbrith

Mount Ina Coolbrith is a mountain of the Sierra Nevada, near the Nevada border in Sierra County, Northern California.

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Mount Ina Coolbrith
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Highest point
Elevation8,064 ft (2,458 m) NAVD 881
Prominence1,118 ft (341 m)2
Coordinates39°42′09″N 120°08′36″W / 39.702497814°N 120.143387856°W / 39.702497814; -120.1433878561
Geography
LocationSierra County, California, U.S.
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Mount Ina Coolbrith (formerly Summit Peak3) is a mountain of the Sierra Nevada, near the Nevada border in Sierra County, Northern California.

Name

The mountain is visible from Beckwourth Pass through which Ina Coolbrith traveled, at the age of 11, with a party led by James Beckwourth.34 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 Board3 with the support of the California State Legislature and the Western Pacific Railroad.456

Geography

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.

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References

References

  1. "Summit". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  2. "Mount Ina Coolbrith, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. "Mount Ina Coolbrith". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  4. Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Abeloe, William N (ed.). Historic Spots in California (3rd ed.). Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804700795. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. James, Edward T.; et al. (1971). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 1607-1950. Harvard University Press.
  6. "Ina D. Coolbrith". PoemHunter.com. Retrieved June 29, 2012.