Geography Siskiyou County, California



mossbrae falls, near dunsmuir, california


according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 6,347 square miles (16,440 km), of 6,278 square miles (16,260 km) land , 69 square miles (180 km) (1.1%) water. fifth-largest county area in california.


siskiyou county geographically diverse. towering mount shasta (elev. 14,179 ft/(4,322 m)) near center of county, lakes , dense forests, desert, chaparral, , memorable waterfalls, county home world-famous trout-fishing rivers , streams, such sacramento , mccloud rivers. county dotted lakes , reservoirs, such castle lake , lake siskiyou. mount shasta has winter sports center. pastoral scott valley in western part of county has many wide, tree-lined meadows, supporting large cattle ranches. basins of northeastern siskiyou county, including butte valley, lower klamath , tule lake basins, have of deepest , richest soils in state, producing alfalfa, potatoes, horseradish, , brewing barley. butte valley nurseries leading source of premium strawberry plants in north america. of county densely forested pine, fir, incense-cedar, oak, , madrone; siskiyou county home rare baker s cypress tree, cupressus bakeri, grows in eleven scattered locations in world, 5 of in siskiyou county. county s natural resources used these days skiing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, camping, , wilderness recreation, historic logging practices have been largely discontinued due federal , state environmental regulations. county’s water viewed sufficiently pure , abundant county source of significant amounts of bottled water, distributed throughout country. large crystal geyser plant @ base of mt. shasta, near weed.


flora , fauna

substantial amounts of county forested within siskiyou , cascade ranges, including significant oak woodland , mixed conifer forests. siskiyou county northern extent of range california buckeye, widespread california endemic. klamath national forest occupies 1,700,000 acres (6,900 km) of land includes elements in siskiyou county jackson county, oregon.


national protected areas

cristobalite on obsidian, found near lava beds national monument.









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