Mount Ina Coolbrith Explained

Mount Ina Coolbrith
Other Name:Summit Peak
Elevation Ft:8064
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:1118
Prominence Ref:[2]
Location:Sierra County, California, U.S.
Map:USA California#USA
Coordinates:39.7025°N -120.1434°W

thumb|upright|right|Ina Coolbrith as a young girl

Mount Ina Coolbrith (formerly Summit Peak[3]) is a mountain of the Sierra Nevada, near the Nevada border in Sierra County, Northern California.

Name

The mountain is visible from Beckwourth Pass through which Ina Coolbrith traveled, at the age of 11, with a party led by James Beckwourth.[3] [4] She would later claim to have been the first white child brought into California. The mountain was officially renamed in 1932 by the United States Geographic Board[3] with the support of the California State Legislature and the Western Pacific Railroad.[5] [6]

Geography

Mount Ina Coolbrith is located on the eastern edge of Sierra Valley in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, south southeast of Beckwourth Pass, northeast of Loyalton, and west of Highway 395 . Most of the mountain, including its summit, is in Sierra County, California; however, the lower northern flanks extend into Plumas County and Lassen County.

Notes and References

  1. KS1369 . Summit . February 23, 2014.
  2. 57100 . Mount Ina Coolbrith, California . March 19, 2016.
  3. 261694 . Mount Ina Coolbrith . February 23, 2014.
  4. Book: Hoover, Mildred Brooke . Historic Spots in California . William N . Abeloe . 1966 . 3rd . . 9780804700795 . June 29, 2012.
  5. Book: James, Edward T. . Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, 1607-1950 . registration . 1971 . Harvard University Press. etal.
  6. Web site: Ina D. Coolbrith . PoemHunter.com . June 29, 2012.