Hot Springs Peak, also known as Skedaddle Mountain, is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
located in the
Skedaddle Mountains of southeast
Lassen County, California. It is around 10 km (6.2 mi) east-northeast of
Wendel, California.
Standing at 2,333 m (7,654 ft.),
it is the highest point in the Skedaddle Mountains.
Many mountains in the area (including Hot Springs Peak) were burned over during the
Rush Fire
The Rush Fire was the largest wildfire of the 2012 California wildfire season. The fire, which started in Lassen County, California, eventually spread into Washoe County, Nevada. The fire consumed a total of of sagebrush, of which were in Cal ...
in 2012, which at the time was the largest fire to ever take place in Lassen County.
See also
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Skedaddle Mountains
References
Mountains of California
Mountains of Lassen County, California
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