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Hot Springs Peak (California)

Coordinates: 40°22′30.08″N 120°7′17.51″W / 40.3750222°N 120.1215306°W / 40.3750222; -120.1215306
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Hot Springs Peak
Hot Springs Peak is located in California
Hot Springs Peak
Hot Springs Peak
Location of Hot Springs Peak in California
Highest point
Elevation2,333 m (7,654 ft)[1]
Prominence882 m (2,894 ft)[2]
Coordinates40°22′30.08″N 120°7′17.51″W / 40.3750222°N 120.1215306°W / 40.3750222; -120.1215306
Geography
LocationLassen County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSkedaddle Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Bull Flat

Hot Springs Peak, also known as Skedaddle Mountain, is a mountain located in the Skedaddle Mountains of southeast Lassen County, California. It is around 10 km (6.2 mi) east-northeast of Wendel, California. [3][4]

Standing at 2,333 m (7,654 ft.),[1] it is the highest point in the Skedaddle Mountains.

Many mountains in the area (including Hot Springs Peak) were burned over during the Rush Fire in 2012, which at the time was the largest fire to ever take place in Lassen County.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hot Springs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "Hot Springs Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ "Skedaddle". BLM.gov.
  4. ^ Purdy, Tim. "Skedaddle Mountain".
  5. ^ "Rush Fire". CAL FIRE. August 12, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2021.