Bumpass Mountain

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Bumpass Mountain
Bumpass Mountain.jpg
Bumpass Mountain with Bumpass Hell in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation8,757 ft (2,669 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates40°27′41″N 121°29′56″W / 40.4612705°N 121.4988688°W / 40.4612705; -121.4988688Coordinates: 40°27′41″N 121°29′56″W / 40.4612705°N 121.4988688°W / 40.4612705; -121.4988688[2]
Geography
LocationLassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeCascades
Topo mapUSGS Reading Peak

Bumpass Mountain is a mountain located south of Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. It rises to an elevation of 8,753 feet (2,668 m) near Bumpass Hell and Lake Helen.[3] The mountain receives heavy snowfall during the winter, which can lead to deep snowpacks of over 300 inches (7.6 m) near the mountain.[4][5]

Both the mountain and Bumpass Hell were named in honor of Kendall V. Bumpass, a hunter, guide and prospector in the area around Red Bluff, California, before 1870.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bumpass Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. ^ "Bumpass Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  3. ^ Reading Peak quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. USGS. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  4. ^ "Subsection M261Dm - Lassen - Almanor". USDA, Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
  5. ^ "Cascade Snowfall and Snowdepth". SkiMountaineer.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  6. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 44.