Snow Mountain East facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Snow Mountain East
Highest point
Elevation	7,055 ft (2,150 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	2,496 ft (761 m)
Listing	California county high points 29th
Geography
Location	Colusa and Lake counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Pacific Coast Ranges
Topo map	USGS Crockett Peak

Snow Mountain is a mountain in Northern California in the Snow Mountain Wilderness of Mendocino National Forest. The highest point on the mountain, known as Snow Mountain East, is the highest point in both Colusa and Lake counties. Snow Mountain West, a subsidiary peak also near the county line, is 0.58 miles (0.93 km) to the southwest at an elevation of 7,043 feet (2,147 m).

Snow Mountain (left) and Saint John Mountain (right) from Interstate 5 in the Sacramento Valley looking west from the Maxwell Rest Area. Snow is still visible atop Snow Mountain in early June 2019

On clear days, the peak should be seen from Mount Diablo, and from several peaks, including Mount Saint Helena and Mount Konocti, in the Mayacamas Mountains. The peaks are visible from Arbuckle on Interstate 5 in California's Central Valley. The summits and nearby high mountains get snowfall in winter. The mountain's winter snowpack can last until June.