The Mendocino Range is one of several coastal mountain ranges which compose the Pacific Coast Range. This massive range of coastal mountains was formed during a period of coastal orogeny, millions of years ago. The Mendocino Range is a component of the California Coast Ranges of California. The Klamath Range is north of this region, and the Cascade Range runs to the northeast.
The Mendocino Range rises from the California North Coast in southern Humboldt County, to include Bear Mountain, Rainbow Ridge and Gypsy Mountain of the Mattole Range, and Grasshopper Peak, which is the dominant mountain within Humboldt Redwoods State Park. This area is extremely beautiful, with huge stands of giant old growth, including the coast redwood, Douglas fir, and grand fir. The Avenue of the Giants is a particularly scenic route, providing for car touring of the redwood forest. The Mendocino Range continues south into Mendocino County, to include a mountainous region to the east including the Mendocino National Forest and Yolla Bolly Wilderness along the Middle Eel. Westward, nearer the coast, the Mendocino Range can best be seen by following Highway 1. Scenic vistas include Gilham Butte, the Chemise and Red Mountains along the South Fork of the Eel River, and Cahto Peak, near Leggett. These mountains form a rugged terrain that includes Rattlesnake Pass and other mountains along U.S. Route 101. This mountainous terrain continues south to include Jackson State Forest and the Big River watershed, near Ft. Bragg and Mendocino, with elevations from sea level to 1710 feet, and the area around Ukiah, to include English Ridge, the Sanhedrin Mountains, the Snow Mountain Wilderness, and Cache Creek. Further south, these mountains gradually become smaller and less rugged, transforming themselves into the Mayacamas Mountains, the Sonoma foothills, and the wine country of the Russian River.
This bright sauerkraut made from thinly shaved cone cabbage, pickled beet stems and a range of fresh herbs currently brightens Attebery’s grilled steak grain bowl, but the pink-hued salad makes for a perfect standalone dish or a condiment too.
The Mendocino fault extends due west about 170 miles from Cape Mendocino ... Most of these have been far too small to be felt, but 14 made it into the M4 range, large enough to be felt in the Cape Mendocino area and southern Humboldt.
From the length of shaking and the relatively gentle roll at my home, I estimated something in the upper magnitude 6 range at least 50 miles away most likely near the triple junction, on the Mendocino fault, or offshore in the Gorda plate.
Fast forward to today, and Mendocino is a thriving – under the radar – wine region ... Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Mayacamas mountain range, Mendocino County has a unique geography with a kaleidoscope of flavors for winemakers to work with.
The final USGS assessment of the sequence was a 3.7 at 10.56 p.m.., 4.0 at 11.18, 4.4 at 11.58, 3.9 at 11.59, and six smaller quakes in the magnitude 1 – 2 range ... a few from Mendocino to McKinleyville.
In less than an hour, the landscape changes to lush Napa Valley vineyards before heading over the Mayacamas mountain range, dropping down into MendocinoCounty and soon to the fog-shrouded Pacific coast... (Craig Lee Photo) Toward the Mendocino coast.
Companies are lobbying for spending on products that range from medication bottles that lock to full-body scanners to screen people entering jails ... Other local governments in California spent modest sums on a wide range of addiction-related measures.
Companies are lobbying for spending on products that range from medication bottles that lock to full-body scanners to screen people entering jails ... Other local governments in California spent modest sums on a wide range of addiction-related measures.
As California's wet winter has given way to warmer spring weather, the state's record snowpack has begun to melt ... The MendocinoRange, seen in the top left of the image, also shows significant snow loss ... .
The Keene Sentinel
13 Jan 2024
The Keene Sentinel
13 Jan 2024