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Mountains of California Trivia Quiz

California is home to mountains of all shapes, sizes and histories. I have visited all of these mountains and have climbed to most of their tops. I'll give a little information on each one and you pick its name.

A multiple-choice quiz by scalar. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
scalar

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,727

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1447

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Start with the highest mountain in California. At nearly 15,000 feet, it is also the highest peak in the lower 48 states. It is actually in two counties: Inyo and Tulare. Hint

Mount Shasta

Mount Whitney

Mount Wilson

Mount McKinley

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Question 2 of 10

2. This beautiful, usually snow-covered volcano, whose height is 14,162 feet is actually the fifth highest peak in California. It can be seen from all over the northern part of the state. Hint

Mount Ritter

Mount Eddy

Mount Shasta

Mount San Antonio

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Question 3 of 10

3. This highest point of Riverside County overlooks Palm Springs. A tramway will take you up 8,516 of its 10,834 feet. Hint

Mount San Antonio

Sutter Buttes

Snow Mountain

San Jacinto Peak

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Question 4 of 10

4. This highest point of Los Angeles County is 10,064 feet high and is often called Mount Baldy. It also has a junior college named for it. Hint

Mount San Antonio

Mount Wilson

San Gorgonio Mountain

Pinnacles Mountain

5. Another Los Angeles County peak may be its best known. You can drive all the way to the top (5,715 feet) and the view on clear days and nights is incredible. Radio and TV reception should be good, too. Hint

Mount Diablo

Mount Baldy

Eagle Peak

Mount Wilson

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Shasta County mountain is another volcano and is famous for its lava beds and bubbling mud pools. Its peak is 10,457 feet. Hint

Lassen Peak

Black Butte

Mount Shasta

Granite Chief

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Question 7 of 10

7. This sinister sounding mountain is 3849 feet tall and is in Contra Costa County. It also has a junior college named for its adjacent valley. Hint

Santiago Peak

Devil's Peak

San Benito Mountain

Mount Diablo

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Question 8 of 10

8. Think wine as you look over the vineyards from the top of this 4,200 foot Napa County peak. The Pomo Indians called it "Sleeping Woman." Hint

Mayacamas Peak

Mount Saint Helens

Mount Saint Helena

Thunder Mountain

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Question 9 of 10

9. At 925 feet, this is the second lowest county high point in California and may be the only one within the limits of a famous city. There is a religious symbol on top. Hint

Mount Davidson

Hat Mountain

Mount Ingalls

Mount Sutro

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Question 10 of 10

10. This mountain overlooking Clearlake has two peaks, the west one reaching 7,056 feet. It is now a wilderness area. Hint

Snow Mountain

Anthony Peak

Hull Mountain

Mount Sanhedrin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with the highest mountain in California. At nearly 15,000 feet, it is also the highest peak in the lower 48 states. It is actually in two counties: Inyo and Tulare.

Answer: Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney is a fairly easy climb, with some hikers making the round trip in one day. Its elevation can make for hard breathing at the top.

2. This beautiful, usually snow-covered volcano, whose height is 14,162 feet is actually the fifth highest peak in California. It can be seen from all over the northern part of the state.

Answer: Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta is a hard and often dangerous climb, with sudden weather changes quite common. It is the highest point in Siskiyou County.

3. This highest point of Riverside County overlooks Palm Springs. A tramway will take you up 8,516 of its 10,834 feet.

Answer: San Jacinto Peak

The nickname of the climb up San Jacinto Peak is "From Cactus to the Clouds."

4. This highest point of Los Angeles County is 10,064 feet high and is often called Mount Baldy. It also has a junior college named for it.

Answer: Mount San Antonio

Mount Baldy has ski lifts and the peak can be reached year-round with moderate hikes of from 8 to 13 miles. It is the dominant mountain of the San Gabriel range and can be seen from throughout the
Los Angeles basin.

Answer: Mount Wilson

Besides being home to dozens of broadcast antennas, Mount Wilson has a famous observatory that was established in 1904.

6. This Shasta County mountain is another volcano and is famous for its lava beds and bubbling mud pools. Its peak is 10,457 feet.

Answer: Lassen Peak

The Lassen Peak area was the home of Ishi, the last Yahi. Its last volcanic activity was in 1921.

7. This sinister sounding mountain is 3849 feet tall and is in Contra Costa County. It also has a junior college named for its adjacent valley.

Answer: Mount Diablo

There is an all stone museum and gift shop on the summit of Mount Diablo.

8. Think wine as you look over the vineyards from the top of this 4,200 foot Napa County peak. The Pomo Indians called it "Sleeping Woman."

Answer: Mount Saint Helena

This mountain was supposedly named by three different people independently of one another. Saint Helena was the mother of Constantine the Great, who ruled the Roman Empire from 306 to 337 AD.

9. At 925 feet, this is the second lowest county high point in California and may be the only one within the limits of a famous city. There is a religious symbol on top.

Answer: Mount Davidson

It is only a 150 foot climb from the parking area to the top of Mount Davidson. The City of San Francisico sold the top so that the huge cross there would not have to be removed.

10. This mountain overlooking Clearlake has two peaks, the west one reaching 7,056 feet. It is now a wilderness area.

Answer: Snow Mountain

Snow Mountain's summit is shared by Lake and Colusa Counties and is in fairly close proximity to the peaks in the incorrect answers. All four are in the Mendocino National Forest.

Source: Author scalar

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