Near Newell in Modoc County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Burnett Cutoff - At Klamath [Tule] Lake

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2016

1. Burnett Cutoff - At Klamath [Tule] Lake Marker

The other side of this marker is Applegate Trail A-44.

Inscription. "We followed the Applegate Route to Klamath Lake [Tule Lake], where we left that road and took a southern direction. Thomas McKay, myself, and five others ... Went on in advance of the wagons to discover the best route" - Peter Burnett, Oct 1848

Erected 2013 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number BC-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Lassen Trail and Burnett Cutoff, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1848.

Location. 41° 56.228′ N, 121° 20.307′ W. Marker is near Newell, California, in Modoc County. It is on Old Alturas Highway (County Route 114) 1.1 miles north of County Route 101, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tulelake CA 96134, 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 once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Applegate Trail - Bloody Point (here, next to this marker); Tule Lake Segregation Center (approx. 3.9 miles away); Tule Lake (approx. 4 miles away); Battle of Dry Lake Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Canby’s Cross (approx.

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4.2 miles away); Captain Jack’s Stronghold (approx. 4.2 miles away); Warm Springs Indians (approx. 4.2 miles away); Burnett Cutoff - Muddy Waters (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newell.

More about this marker. This is a two-sided trail marker. See Nearby Marker "Applegate Trail - Bloody Point"

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2016

2. Burnett Cutoff - At Klamath [Tule] Lake Marker

Peter H. Burnett<br>First Governor of California image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Peter H. Burnett
First Governor of California

from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 5, September 1890.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. 3. submitted on October 13, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.