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Salmon Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Thompson Peak (8994 ft/2741 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	1,824 sq mi / 4,723 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	56 mi / 90 km North-South 53 mi / 85 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	41° 5' N; 123° 11' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Salmon Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Salmon Mountains.

Klamath Mountains	Level 4 (Parent)
Kalmiopsis Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Siskiyou Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Marble Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Scott-Scott Bar Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Salmon Mountains	Level 5
North Salmon Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
West Salmon Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Trinity Alps	Level 6 (Child)
Trinity Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Salmon Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Thompson Peak	8994	2741	Trinity Alps
2.	Mount Hilton	8934	2723	Trinity Alps
3.	Caesar Peak	8920	2719	Trinity Alps
4.	Sawtooth Mountain	8891	2710	Trinity Alps
5.	Wedding Cake	8570	2612	Trinity Alps
6.	Caribou Mountain	8560+	2609+	Trinity Alps
7.	Gibson Peak	8399+	2560+	Trinity Alps
8.	Peak 8215	8215	2504	Trinity Alps
9.	Russian Peak	8190	2496	North Salmon Mountains
10.	Siligo Peak	8143	2482	Trinity Alps
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Thompson Peak	8994	2741	Trinity Alps
2.	Russian Peak	8190	2496	North Salmon Mountains
3.	Thurston Peaks	7572	2308	West Salmon Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Salmon Mountains

Thompson Peak Thompson Peak on approach to ridge (2019-09-07). Photo by Grant Myers. Click here for larger-size photo.	Russian Peak Russian Peak from the start of the descent to Bingham Lake (2018-06-23). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Seven Up Peak seven up true summit as viewed from the spot elevation (2019-10-26). Photo by Dean Gaudet. Click here for larger-size photo.

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