Mt. Lassen/The Noble Pass/The Park Highway Marker

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Near Shingletown in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mt. Lassen/The Noble Pass/The Park Highway

By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2012

1. Mt. Lassen/The Noble Pass/The Park Highway Marker

The artwork at the top of the marker depicts Chaos Crags and Mt. Lassen.

Inscription. Mt. Lassen
10,451 feet This tablet marks the route of those early pioneers who, in 1852, first went over The Noble Pass Linking the Humboldt – Nevada Road with Shasta and Northern California, and their road is followed at this locality by The Park Highway

Dedicated to the Pioneers of Northern California by
Mr. & Mrs. B.F. Loomis

Sponsored by the Shasta Historical Society
MCMXXXI

Erected 1931 by Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Loomis and the Shasta Historical Society. (Marker Number CHL 11.)

Location. 40° 33.488′ N, 121° 31.903′ W. Marker is near Shingletown, California, in Shasta County. Marker is on Lassen Peak Highway (California Route 89), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. This marker is located in Lassen Volcanic National Park at Auto Tour Stop #13. Marker is in this post office area: Shingletown CA 96088, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Nobles' Emigrant Trail (here, next to this marker); Loomis Legacy (approx. 2.2 miles away); Nobles Trail – Third Nobles Pass (approx. 2.4 miles away); People of the Land (approx. 2.5 miles away); Historic Crossroads Gateway (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hot Rock (approx. 4.4 miles away); Devastated Area (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pluck and Carry (approx. 6.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Shingletown.

By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2012

2. Mt. Lassen/The Noble Pass/The Park Highway Marker

Also see . . . A Photo Tour to California Via the Nobles Trail. In 1851, William Nobles discovered this route, which was first used by emigrants in 1852. This easy wagon route ran off the Applegate/Lassen Trail from the Boiling Spring at Black Rock to Shasta City via Smoke Creek Desert and Lassen Peak. (Submitted on August 6, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California.)

Nobles' Emigrant Trail Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, July 12, 2012

3. Nobles' Emigrant Trail

Note a second marker on the right.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 6, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 93 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.