An unseasonably wintry scene at Eagle Lake in Lassen County California that was photographed on June 4, 1925 after a 3 inch snowfall. It snowed 8 inches at 6000 ft elevation on the summit.
This extreme June blizzard caught northern California entirely by surprise, disrupting local agriculture and blocking mountain passes just as summer tourism was starting. Witness accounts from the time recall the surreal sight of fully blooming spring wildflowers completely buried under heavy blankets of thick, powdery snow.
