Eagle Peak is located in the
Warner Mountains
The Warner Mountains are an -long mountain range running north–south through northeastern California and extending into southern Oregon in the United States. The range lies within the northwestern corner of the Basin and Range Province, ext ...
in
Modoc County
Modoc County () is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 8,700 as of the 2020 census, down from 9,686 from the 2010 census. This makes it California's third-least-populous county. The co ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States. The area is protected in the
South Warner Wilderness
The South Warner Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area east of Alturas, California, United States. It encompasses more than of the Warner Mountains.
It is within the Modoc National Forest and managed by the US Forest Service. El ...
on the
Modoc National Forest
Modoc National Forest is a National forest (United States), U.S. national forest in Northeastern California.
Geography
The Modoc National Forest protects parts of Modoc County, California, Modoc (82.9% of acreage), Lassen County, California, L ...
. The summit is the highest point in the Warner Mountains and Modoc County.
Much of the precipitation that falls on Eagle Peak is snow due to the high elevation of the mountain.
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Climate
See also
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Mountain peaks of California
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Mountain peaks of North America
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All ...
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Mountain peaks of the United States
This article comprises three sortable tables of Summit, major mountain peaks of the United States, United States of America.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three main ways:
#The Elevation, topographic elevation of a summit ...
References
External links
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Mountains of Modoc County, California
Mountains of Northern California
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