Fort Mountain

California

California

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3.0 mi

Distance

473 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Lassen National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Out & back

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Fort Mountain

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Elevation & route

Distance
3.0 mi
Elevation gain
473 ft
Highest point
4,682 ft
Lowest point
4,235 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Fort Mountain is a 2.95-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 694 feet of elevation.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
4,682 ft
Length (round trip)
3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Burney, CA weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan45° high23° low
  2. Feb49° high24° low
  3. Mar55° high27° low
  4. Apr61° high31° low
  5. May72° high37° low
  6. Jun81° high42° low
  7. Jul90° high47° low
  8. Aug88° high44° low
  9. Sep81° high38° low
  10. Oct68° high30° low
  11. Nov52° high26° low
  12. Dec44° high22° low

The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Lassen National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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