Alturas in Modoc County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lassen Trail - Pit River Ford
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 16, 2013
1. Lassen Trail - Pit River Ford Marker
and drove a short distance down the north west side
and encamped” — Elijah Preston Howell, Sep 6, 1849
Erected 1997 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number L-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Lassen Trail and Burnett Cutoff, and the Trails West Inc. series lists.
Location. 41° 28.831′ N, 120° 32.525′ W. Marker is in Alturas, California, in Modoc County. It is on S Main St (U.S. 395), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alturas CA 96101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on California’s Modoc Plateau and in the Shasta Cascade. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was
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Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Passenger Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sacred Heart Catholic Church (approx. half a mile away); Working Farm Roots (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lassen Trail - Conical Rocks (approx. 7.9 miles away); Chimney Rock (approx. 10.1 miles away); Lassen Trail - Rattlesnake Butte (approx. 10.8 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is located near the American Legion Post 163.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 16, 2013
2. Lassen Trail - Pit River Ford Marker
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, November 16, 2013
3. Lassen Trail - Pit River Ford Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
