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Horse Mt, 470-5200 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
June 1, 1933
Reconnoitered Today. Crest of Horse Mt.
covered with snow; timber light and made
up of Pinus ponderosa, monticola, hibecadrus
recurrens, Pseudotauga and shrubs.
occasional Castanopsis chrysophylla.
East side of ridge sparsely timbered
on north end due to lumbering activities of
mining company; farther south the timber
becomes heavy and all along the ridge
evidently extends to bottom.
West side of Horse Mt. timbered on
upper half on northern end; bare of
timber except scattering oaks on south
end. Mountain ends in low gap,
4-5 miles from north end where
Cold Springs is located. Pinus jeffreyi
noted as rows along crest of ridge
and on east NE slope. Pinus
monticola noted at a few spots on
S.W. slope.
In many places on the S.W. slope
there are "pure stands" of Hackelberry
Oak which form a fine heavy matting
of brush.