Bald Hills (Humboldt County)

Bald Hills
Bald Hills is located in California
Bald Hills
Bald Hills
Location within California
Highest point
Elevation705 m (2,313 ft)
Geography
Country
United States
State
California
District
Humboldt County
Range coordinates
41°11′31.449″N 123°56′19.240″W / 41.19206917°N 123.93867778°W / 41.19206917; -123.93867778
Topo mapUSGS Bald Hills

The Bald Hills are a range of mountains, in Humboldt County, California.[1] The Bald Hills lie south of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, between those rivers and Redwood Creek. The valleys at their feet and their lower slopes are covered by redwood forests but their summits are "bald", lacking woodland and are covered by meadows.

These hills gave their name to the Bald Hills War fought between the local Indian tribes among these hills and the forces of local settler militia, California State Militia and California Volunteers and United States Army from 1858 to 1864.

The hills are part of the Yurok Tribal lands. The tribe is working with the local Redwood National and State Parks to restore the California condor to the area.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference gnis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ↑ "Redbud Audubon plans talk on Yurok tribe's efforts to return condors to Northern California". Lake County News (Press release). Redbud Audubon Society. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.