Salmon Mountains
| Salmon Mountains | |
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Russian Lake and Russian Peak in the Salmon Mountains
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,726 m (8,944 ft) |
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 Salmon Mountains
location of Salmon Mountains in California
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Shasta-Trinity National Forest & Six Rivers National Forest |
| District | Siskiyou County |
| Range coordinates | 41°0′1.505″N 123°2′54.126″W / 41.00041806°N 123.04836833°WCoordinates: 41°0′1.505″N 123°2′54.126″W / 41.00041806°N 123.04836833°W |
| Topo map | USGS Thompson Peak |
The Salmon Mountains are a mountain range in Siskiyou County, northwestern California.
The Salmon Mountains are a sub-mountain 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 Salmon range is within sections of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest.
The Yurock and Hoopa Valley Indian Reservations are to the west. California State Route 299 runs along the south of the range.
The Salmon Mountains are within the Klamath-Siskiyou forests — Klamath Mountains ecoregion, which is part of the Temperate coniferous forests Biome.
Plant communities in the range include:
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